The Developing Microbiome of the Preterm Infant #MMPMID26947798
DiBartolomeo ME; Claud EC
Clin Ther 2016[Apr]; 38 (4): 733-9 PMID26947798show ga
Purpose: The importance of the neonatal microbiome in intestinal and overall health Method: Review of existing literature Findings and Implications: The Microbiome is increasingly understood to have a significant role in health and disease. However, the microbiome of the preterm infant is unique, with simple microbial communities exposed to a consistent diet in a regulated environment, and development from naïve to stable under the influence of the neonatal intensive care unit. This early microbiome encounters a still developing host and thus has the potential to program fundamental pathways with implications for neonatal as well as later outcomes.