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Updating on gut microbiota and its relationship with the occurrence of necrotizing enterocolitis
2017-05-30
Abstract excerpt
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, affecting primarily preterm neonates. The pathogenesis of this intestinal disease appears to be linked to the disruption or delay of bacterial colonization, termed gut dysbiosis. Intestinal immaturity, antibiotic use and hospital microbial environment are the main triggers of this pathological process. Conversely, gut symbiosis is...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5f44363a-e09e-5110-aa85-8eb55f426e9b
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.humic.2016.09.002
