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Review
. 2017 Jun;44(2):407-427.
doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2017.01.005. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

The Microbiota of the Extremely Preterm Infant

Mark A Underwood  1 , Kristin Sohn  2
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Review

The Microbiota of the Extremely Preterm Infant

Mark A Underwood et al. Clin Perinatol. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Colonization of the extremely preterm infant's gastrointestinal tract and skin begins in utero and is influenced by a variety of factors, the most important including gestational age and environmental exposures. The composition of the intestinal and skin microbiota influences the developing innate and adaptive immune responses with short-term and long-term consequences including altered risks for developing necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, and a wide variety of microbe-related diseases of children and adults. Alteration of the composition of the microbiota to decrease disease risk is particularly appealing for this ultra-high-risk cohort that is brand new from an evolutionary standpoint.

Keywords: Dysbiosis; Intestinal tract; Late-onset sepsis; Microbiota; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Oral cavity; Skin.

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