Antibiotic exposure and growth patterns in preterm, very low birth weight infants

Abstract Background Antibiotic exposure in term infants has been associated with later obesity. Premature, very-low-birth-weight (birth weight ≤ 1500 g) infants in the neonatal intensive care unit frequently are exposed to antibiotics. Our hypothesis was that in preterm infants, there is a positive...

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Published in:	Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology
Main Authors:	Alaina K. Pyle, Joseph B. Cantey, L. Steven Brown, Roy J. Heyne, Phillip S. Wozniak, Elizabeth Heyne, Amy Holcombe, Elizabeth M. Brammer, Cheryl S. Lair, Pablo J. Sánchez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-01-01
Subjects:	Very low birth weight Neonate Antibiotic Obesity Stewardship
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40748-021-00126-6