Gram negative bacteria are associated with the early stages of necrotizing enterocolitis.

INTRODUCTION: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) affects 5-10% of infants born weighing less than 1500 g. Most models of NEC recapitulate late-stage disease with gut necrosis and elevated inflammatory mediators. Evaluation of NEC at earlier, less lethal stages of disease will allow investigation of ini...

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Main Authors: Erica M Carlisle, Valeriy Poroyko, Michael S Caplan, John A Alverdy, Donald Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3062571?pdf=render