Reducing Viability Bias in Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants at Risk of NEC and Sepsis

Reducing Viability Bias in Analysis of Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants at Risk of NEC and Sepsis

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis are serious diseases of preterm infants that can result in feeding intolerance, the need for bowel resection, impaired physiological and neurological development, and high mortality rates. Neonatal healthcare improvements have allowed greater survival rates...

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Main Authors: Gregory R. Young, Darren L. Smith, Nicholas D. Embleton, Janet E. Berrington, Edward C. Schwalbe, Stephen P. Cummings, Christopher J. van der Gast, Clare Lanyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
preterm
neonate
stool
microbiota
viability
propidium monoazide
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00237/full

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