The effect of early probiotic exposure on the preterm infant gut microbiome development

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Premature birth, especially if born before week 32 of gestation, is associated with increased risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Prophylactic use of probiotics has been suggested to protect preterm infants via supporting a healthy gut microbiota (GM) development, but the suggested strains and doses vary between studies. In this study, we profiled the GM of 5, 10 and 30-day fecal samples from two cohorts of preterm neonates (born

Original languageEnglish
Article number1951113
JournalGut Microbes
Volume13
Issue number1
Number of pages15
ISSN1949-0976
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Research areas

  • Preterm, probiotics, gut microbiome, amplicon sequencing, necrotizing enterocolitis, NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS, HUMAN-MILK, SUPPLEMENTATION, COLONIZATION, BIRTH, HOST, TLR4, AGE

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