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- Gestational age at birth.1
- Infant diet1
- Antibiotic treatment1
- Environment1
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Gestational age at birth.1
Studies have shown that the intestinal microbiota of preterm infants differs from that of healthy term infants. Prematurity is associated with a high risk for neonatal complications and can lead to significant disease and death rates. These premature neonates are often exposed to prolonged hospitalizations, antibiotics, and formula feeding which may all disrupt the maturation of health-associated microbial communities. Importantly, alterations in the microbiome of preterm infants have been correlated with increased risk for complications such as necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and late-onset blood or systemic infection.
Gestational age at birth.1
Studies have shown that the intestinal microbiota of preterm infants differs from that of healthy term infants. Prematurity is associated with a high risk for neonatal complications and can lead to significant disease and death rates. These premature neonates are often exposed to prolonged hospitalizations, antibiotics, and formula feeding which may all disrupt the maturation of health-associated microbial communities. Importantly, alterations in the microbiome of preterm infants have been correlated with increased risk for complications such as necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and late-onset blood or systemic infection.