Pre-Term Exposure Patterns in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Alters Immunological Outcome in Neonates

Pre-Term Exposure Patterns in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Alters Immunological Outcome in Neonates

Advances in technology have lowered the limits of viability in premature births to 24 weeks of gestation. This brought forth a new population of children, who are born 3-4 months early and spent considerable amounts of time in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), instead of sterile environment of mo...

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Main Authors: Shah, Darshan S., Nandakumar, Subhadra, Jaishankar, Gayatri B., Chilakala, Sandeep, Wang, Keshang, Kumaraguru, Uday
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2011
Subjects:
premature birth
neonatal health
neonates
Th-1 response
PAMPs
mucosal immunity
Pediatrics
Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8965
https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6121.1000106

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https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8965
https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6121.1000106

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