Bruce Soloway
Abstract
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurs in 5% to 10% of neonates weighing less than 1500 g and is fatal in 20% to 40% of cases. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood but may be related in part to colonization of a vulnerable gut by pathogenic bacteria from maternal or other sources. Clinical trials have suggested …
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) occurs in 5% to 10% of neonates weighing less than 1500 g and is fatal in 20% to 40% of cases. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood but may be related in part to colonization of a vulnerable gut by pathogenic bacteria from maternal or other sources. Clinical trials have suggested …
Key concepts: Necrotizing enterocolitis, Medicine, Enterocolitis, Pathogenesis, Intensive care medicine, Colonization, Immunology, Pediatrics