Antibiotics, gut bugs and the young

Nat Rev Microbiol. 2016 Jun;14(6):336. doi: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.73. Epub 2016 May 3.

Abstract

Two recent studies have investigated the effects of antibiotic use on the intestinal microbiota of preterm infants and young children.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteria / classification
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Child
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Finland
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects*
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / genetics
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Male
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S