Effect of intestinal microecology on postnatal weight gain in very preterm infants in intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the effect of intestinal microecology on postnatal weight gain of very preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Methods

Very preterm infants who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled. The subjects were divided into the extrauterine growth retardation (EUGR) group(defined as a body weight less than the 10th percentile of the corresponding gestational age or a weight loss between birth and a given time of  >  2SD were considered EUGR) and normal growth group, and the growth was evaluated at 2 and 4 weeks after birth. Meanwhile, the stool samples were taken to perform16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) high -throughput 16S rRNA sequencing of the intestinal microflora was performed on stool samples.

Results

A total of 22 infants were included. Th

SUBMITTER: Ding YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8327448 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature