Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Refocusing Efforts on Prevention
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Refocusing Efforts on Prevention
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a gastrointestinal inflammatory disorder, is one of the most serious diseases affecting preterm, very low birth weight infants and requires emergency medical and/or surgical intervention in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) [1,2]. The symptoms of NEC include abdominal distension, bilious vomiting, bloody stools after 8-10 days of life and may proceed towar...
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عنوان ژورنال: MOJ Immunology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2373-4442
DOI: 10.15406/moji.2016.03.00098