Splenic Abscess: A Rare Complication of the UVC in Newborn by Ameer Aslam, Emad Sadek Ahmed Shatla, Sameera Imanullah, Elsaid M. A. Bedair

“…The case that is being reported presented with abdominal distension and recurrent desaturation with suspicion of neonatal sepsis versus necrotizing enterocolitis. However, the final diagnosis was splenic abscess as a complication of an inappropriate UVC insertion which was discovered by abdominal ultrasound. …”
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Probiotics and Prebiotics: Role in Prevention of Nosocomial Sepsis in Preterm Infants by Vrinda Nair, Amuchou S. Soraisham

“…Studies on probiotics in premature infants have focused on normalizing intestinal flora, improvement in feeding intolerance, prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis. In this paper, we discuss the intestinal bacterial colonization pattern; the rational for probiotics and prebiotic therapy with special focus on the prevention of nosocomial sepsis in preterm infants.…”
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Pneumoperitoneum in a Micropremie: Not Always NEC by Ahmed Khan, Koert de Waal

“…Newborn Meckel's perforation cases often mimic necrotizing enterocolitis, although many present without any feature of peritonitis. …”
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Dietary Ganglioside Reduces Proinflammatory Signaling in the Intestine by John Janez Miklavcic, Kareena Leanne Schnabl, Vera Christine Mazurak, Alan Bryan Robert Thomson, Michael Thomas Clandinin

“…Restoring proper structure and function to the diseased intestine can resolve inflammation, increase resistance to infection, and improve gut integrity to induce remission of conditions like necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Maintaining inactive state of disease may be achieved by reducing the rate that gangliosides are degraded or by increasing intake of dietary ganglioside. …”
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Association of Acute Kidney Injury with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants by Saime Hacer OZDEMIR, Husnu Fahri OVALI

“…Conclusions: AKI was associated with a greater need for resuscitation at birth, a greater need for invasive mechanical ventilation, fewer ventilatorfree days, and a higher incidence of sepsis, patent ductus arteriosus, and necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants. It was also more frequently associated with fluid-electrolyte imbalance, blood pressure, and hemodynamic disorders in the first postnatal week. …”
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Pharmacological Therapy of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants by Luigi Corvaglia, Caterina Monari, Silvia Martini, Arianna Aceti, Giacomo Faldella

“…Nevertheless, a significantly increased risk of necrotizing enterocolitis and infections has been largely reported in association with their use, thereby leading to an unfavorable risk-benefit ratio. …”
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Perinatal Outcome of Previable Premature Rupture of Membranes Before 24 Weeks of Gestation: A Single-Centered Retrospective Cohort Study by Yasemin Dogan, Ercan Kockaya, Muzeyyen Dilsad Eser, Ayla Gunlemez

“…Neonatal complications were respiratory distress syndrome (n=19; 65%), early sepsis (n=10; 34%), late sepsis (n=5; 17%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (n=5;17%), retinopathy of prematurity (n=3; 10%), pneumothorax (n=5; 17%), intracranial hemorrhage (n=2; 6%), necrotizing enterocolitis (n=1; 3%) and meningitis (n=1; 3%). …”
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Analysis of Toll-Like Receptors in Human Milk: Detection of Membrane-Bound and Soluble Forms by Chiara Cattaneo, Alice Caramaschi, Elena Uga, Michela Braghin, Gianluca Cosi, Chiara Peila, Maria C. Strozzi, Miriam Sabatini, Diego Gazzolo, Marcello Manfredi, Maria Cavaletto

“…Preterm babies are more susceptible to infections and may succumb to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a gastrointestinal disease which is exacerbated by an excessive inflammatory response after TLR activation. …”
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Altered Intracellular ATP Production by Activated CD4+ T-Cells in Very Preterm Infants by Giulia Aquilano, Maria Grazia Capretti, Francesca Nanni, Luigi Corvaglia, Arianna Aceti, Liliana Gabrielli, Angela Chiereghin, Giacomo Faldella, Tiziana Lazzarotto

“…Low CD4+ T-cell activity at birth is associated with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in the first week of life (p=0.049). …”
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Exploring predisposing factors of hearing loss in prematurely born children: A nationwide case-control study by Pei-Chen Tsao, Hung-Chih Lin, Shang-Po Shen, Yu-Chia Chang

“…Premature infants diagnosed with more than 1 diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis, and intracerebral hemorrhage were at an increased risk of developing HL. …”
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Prevalence of β-lactam antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from a neonatal intensive care unit by Jian Zhou, Jingqian Zhou, Min Chen, Pan Lü, Chunming Jiang

“…Among these, 62 cases presented strains, which were resistant against at least one of seven ß-lactam antibiotics associated with conditions such as ventilator-associated pneumonia (35/62), catheter-associated urinary tract infection (14/62), necrotizing enterocolitis (7/62), skin infection (1/62), and neonatal septicemia (5/62). …”
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Application of Nucleic Acid Reference Material for Rapid Detection of Cronobacter sakazakii (Cronobacter spp.) in Flammulina velutipes by Huandie Yang, Danyang Guo, Leilei Chen, Alexander Suvorov, Qingxin Zhou, Junhua Wang, Xiaofeng Gao, Jinyu Yang, Xiangyan Chen

“…It can cause meningitis, bacteremia, and necrotizing enterocolitis in infants and elderly people with low immunity. …”
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