Highest Plasma Phenylalanine Levels in (Very) Premature Infants on Intravenous Feeding; A Need for Concern.

To analyse the association in newborns between blood levels of phenylalanine and feeding method and gestational age.This observational, cross-sectional study included a sample of 11,829 infants between 2008 and 2013 in a Spanish region. Data were recorded on phenylalanine values, feeding method [bre...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Cortés-Castell, Pablo Sánchez-González, Antonio Palazón-Bru, Vicente Bosch-Giménez, Herminia Manero-Soler, Mercedes Juste-Ruiz, María Mercedes Rizo-Baeza, Vicente Francisco Gil-Guillén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4577102?pdf=render