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Prospective assessment of the gastroesophageal microbiome in VLBW neonates
5 Apr 2013
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BACKGROUND: The distal GI microbiota of hospitalized preterm neonates has been established to be unique from that of healthy full-term infants; the proximal GI, more specifically gastroesophageal colonization has not been systematically addressed. We prospectively evaluated early colonization of gastroesophageal portion of the GI tract of VLBW infants. METHODS: This study involved 12 infants admitted to a level...
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