The more the merrier? Reduced fecal microbiota diversity in preterm infants treated with antibiotics

J Pediatr. 2014 Jul;165(1):8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.03.022. Epub 2014 Apr 21.

Author

W Florian Fricke¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Biological Chemistry and Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: w.florian.fricke@uni-hohenheim.de.

PMID: 24750805
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.03.022

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Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Enterobacter / drug effects*
Female
Humans
Infant, Premature*
Intestines / microbiology*
Male
Microbiota / drug effects*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents