Journal article
Intestinal colonization among very low birth weight infants in first week of life
Abstract
ObjectiveTo study intestinal colonization patterns in very low birth weight infants in the first week of life in a neonatal intensive care unit.MethodsMeconium/stool specimens were obtained on days 1, 3, 5 and 7 from 38 very low-birth-weight infants in a level III neonatal intensive care unit.ResultsOn day 1, 45% had sterile guts, and by day 3, all infants were colonized. E. coli, K. pneumoniae and Enterococcus fecalis were predominant …
Authors
Dutta S; Ganesh M; Ray P; Narang A
Journal
Indian Pediatrics, Vol. 51, No. 10, pp. 807–809
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2014
DOI
10.1007/s13312-014-0507-8
ISSN
0019-6061