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Time to occurrence of necrotizing enterocolitis and its predictors among low birth weight neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care unit of felege hiwot compressive specialized hospital BahirDar, Ethiopia, 2021: A retrospective follow-up study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundGlobally, the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) varies between 6 and 15% of all neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Tamiru Alene, Mulualem Gete Feleke, Addisu Yeshambel, Abraham Tsedalu Amare, Agimasie Tigabu, Tekalign Amera Birlie, Yared Asmare Aynalem, Gashaw Kerebeh, Kirubel Eshetu, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Biresaw Wassihun, Getachew Asmare Adella, Tesfaye Yitna Chichiabellu   +12 more
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Necrotizing enterocolitis following treatment of congenital syphilis with penicillin in a term newborn

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a disease process of intestinal disruption which has been associated with gastrointestinal microbial alterations after antibiotic exposure.
Charles Preston Pugh, Megan Baber, Gwenevere White   +2 more
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Case Report: Clostridium neonatale Bacteremia in a Preterm Neonate With Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a life-threatening acquired gastrointestinal disorder among preterm neonates and is associated with a high mortality rate and long-term neurodevelopmental morbidity.
Nadim Cassir, Nadim Cassir, Isabelle Grandvuillemin, Manon Boxberger, Manon Boxberger, Priscilla Jardot, Priscilla Jardot, Farid Boubred, Farid Boubred, Bernard La Scola, Bernard La Scola   +10 more
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The role of mucosal immunity in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis [PDF]

, 2017
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most devastating gastrointestinal disease of prematurity. Although the precise cause is not well understood, the main risk factors thought to contribute to NEC include prematurity, formula feeding, and bacterial ...
Bolock, Alexa M, Good, Misty, Hodzic, Zerina   +2 more
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Mothers, milk and mourning: The meanings of breast milk after loss of an infant

Sociology of Health &Illness, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 109-127, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Breast milk is a highly valued substance, immunologically and nutritionally, which also signifies maternal care and love for the infant. This intersection of biological and cultural qualities confers breast milk with complex meanings, which necessarily shape the experience of breastfeeding.
Catherine Waldby, Debbie Noble‐Carr, Katherine Carroll   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut bacteria and necrotizing enterocolitis: cause or effect? [PDF]

, 2015
Development of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is considered to be dependent on the bacterial colonisation of the gut. With little concordance between published data and a recent study failing to detect a common strain in infants with NEC, more questions
Bloch, Sune, Friis, Morten, Friis-Hansen, Lennart Jan, Martin-Bertelsen, Tomas, Nielsen, Michelle C., Rye-Jørgensen, Niklas, Sørensen, Mads Sølvsten, Winther, Ole   +7 more
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Probiotic administration in congenital heart disease: a pilot study. [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectiveTo investigate the impact of probiotic Bifidobacterium longum ssp. infantis on the fecal microbiota and plasma cytokines in neonates with congenital heart disease.Study designSixteen infants with congenital heart disease were randomly assigned ...
Bokulich, NA, Ellis, CL, Elumalai, J, Haapanen, L, Kalanetra, KM, Mills, DA, Mirmiran, M, Raff, G, Rutledge, JC, Schegg, T, Underwood, MA   +10 more
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NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS

Annual Review of Medicine, 2006
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a major cause of neonatal morbidity and death. The pathophysiology is poorly understood. Prevailing evidence suggests that NEC is due to an inappropriate inflammatory response of the immature gut to some undefined insult.
R. Lawrence Moss, Marion C.W. Henry
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Necrotizing enterocolitis: controversies and challenges [version 1; referees: 3 approved]

F1000Research, 2015
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a devastating intestinal disease that affects ~5% of preterm neonates. Despite advancements in neonatal care, mortality remains high (30–50%) and controversy still persists with regards to the most appropriate management of ...
Augusto Zani, Agostino Pierro
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Immediate Post-operative Enterocyte Injury, as Determined by Increased Circulating Intestinal Fatty Acid Binding Protein, Is Associated With Subsequent Development of Necrotizing Enterocolitis After Infant Cardiothoracic Surgery

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Objectives: 1 Measure serial serum intestinal fatty acid binding protein levels in infants undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass to evaluate for evidence of early post-operative enterocyte injury.
John D. Watson, Tracy T. Urban, Suhong S. Tong, Jeanne Zenge, Ludmilla Khailova, Paul E. Wischmeyer, Jesse A. Davidson   +6 more
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