Fecal Bile Salts and the Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants.

Fecal Bile Salts and the Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants.

Intestinal bile salts (BSs) may be implicated in NEC development. We hypothesized that fecal BS levels are higher in preterm infants at risk for NEC.We compared the composition and concentration of fecal BSs in ten preterm infants who developed NEC (Bell's Stage ≥ II) with twenty matched contro...

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Main Authors: Christian V Hulzebos, Anne G J F van Zoonen, Jan B F Hulscher, Trijntje E Schat, Elisabeth M W Kooi, Martijn Koehorst, Renze Boverhof, Paul F M Krabbe, Albert K Groen, Henkjan J Verkade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5207698?pdf=render

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