Defining the gastrointestinal microbiota in premature neonates : its development and relation to necrotizing enterocolitis

Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an inflammatory bowel disease affecting premature infants. The disease can progress rapidly and is associated with high mortality. Early diagnosis can be difficult as the early manifestations of NEC can be very similar to sepsis. There is currently no p...

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Main Author: Sim, Kathleen
Other Authors: Kroll, John Simon ; Moffatt, Miriam
Published: Imperial College London 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.684321