Characteristics of the Intestinal Microbiota in Very Low Birth Weight Infants With Extrauterine Growth Restriction

Characteristics of the Intestinal Microbiota in Very Low Birth Weight Infants With Extrauterine Growth Restriction

Objective: Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants, which experience significant postnatal growth restriction at the time of discharge, are at high risk of later growth failure and long-term consequences. This study aims to characterize the structure of intestinal microbiome community in VLBW infants w...

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Main Authors: Hongping Li, Zhijiang He, Di Gao, Yuanhong Lv, Queyun Zhou, Bin Xiao, Weimin Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
extrauterine growth restriction
very low birth weight
gut microbiome
16S rRNA sequencing
preterm infants
neonatal intensive care unit
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2019.00099/full

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