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Bacterial diversity and Clostridia abundance decrease with increasing severity of necrotizing enterocolitis
19 Mar 2015
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BACKGROUND: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating neonatal gastrointestinal disease that primarily affects premature infants. It is characterized by bowel inflammation and necrosis. In spite of extensive research, there has been little progress in decreasing the incidence or mortality of NEC over the past three decades. The exact etiology of NEC has not been identified. However, it is believed to...
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