Antimicrobial protein and Peptide concentrations and activity in human breast milk consumed by preterm infants at risk of late-onset neonatal sepsis.

Antimicrobial protein and Peptide concentrations and activity in human breast milk consumed by preterm infants at risk of late-onset neonatal sepsis.

OBJECTIVE:We investigated the levels and antimicrobial activity of antimicrobial proteins and peptides (AMPs) in breast milk consumed by preterm infants, and whether deficiencies of these factors were associated with late-onset neonatal sepsis (LOS), a bacterial infection that frequently occurs in p...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Trend, Tobias Strunk, Julie Hibbert, Chooi Heen Kok, Guicheng Zhang, Dorota A Doherty, Peter Richmond, David Burgner, Karen Simmer, Donald J Davidson, Andrew J Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4314069?pdf=render

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