Intestinal microbial ecology and environmental factors affecting necrotizing enterocolitis.

Intestinal microbial ecology and environmental factors affecting necrotizing enterocolitis.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most devastating intestinal disease affecting preterm infants. In addition to being associated with short term mortality and morbidity, survivors are left with significant long term sequelae. The cost of caring for these infants is high. Epidemiologic evidence...

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Main Authors: Roberto Murgas Torrazza, Maria Ukhanova, Xiaoyu Wang, Renu Sharma, Mark Lawrence Hudak, Josef Neu, Volker Mai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3875440?pdf=render

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