A Scoping Review of the Oral Microbiome in Preterm Infants.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the oral microbiome composition in preterm infants, sampling and collection methods, as well as exposures associated with oral microbiome composition and health implications. We conducted a scoping review of the literature using the Arskey and O'Malley framework. We identified a total of 13 articles which met our inclusion criteria and purpose of this scoping review. Articles included in this review compared the oral microbiome in preterm infants to term infants, examined alterations to the oral microbiome over time, compared the oral microbiome to different body site microbiomes, and explored associations with clinically relevant covariates and outcomes. Exposures associated with the diversity and composition of the oral microbiome in pret

SUBMITTER: Koerner R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11058105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature