Late onset sepsis and intestinal bacterial colonization in very low birth weight infants receiving long-term parenteral nutrition

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to establish the late onset sepsis (LOS) rate of our service, characterize the intestinal microbiota and evaluate a possible association between gut flora and sepsis in surgical infants who were receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). METHODS: Surveillance cu...

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Main Author: Fernandes,Priscila Castro Cordeiro (author)
Other Authors: Dolinger,Elias Jose Oliveira von (author), Abdallah,Vânia Olivetti Steffen (author), Resende,Daiane Silva (author), Gontijo Filho,Paulo Pinto (author), Brito,Denise von Dolinger de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Infants
Intestinal bacterial colonization
Late onset sepsis
Very low birth weight
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000400009
Country:Brazil
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