Intestinal Colonization Patterns of Staphylococci in Preterm Infants in Relation to Type of Enteral Feeding and Bacteremia
Author(s) -
Veerle Cossey,
Chris Vanhole,
Jan Verhaegen,
Annette Schuermans
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
breastfeeding medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1556-8342
pISSN - 1556-8253
DOI - 10.1089/bfm.2012.0116
Subject(s) - enteral administration , medicine , bacteremia , colonization , feces , neonatal intensive care unit , low birth weight , birth weight , gestational age , parenteral nutrition , pediatrics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pregnancy , genetics
This study investigated the intestinal colonization with staphylococci in very low birth weight infants in relation to the type of enteral feeding and evaluated the intestine as potential source for staphylococcal bacteremia.
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