title: Low levels of pancreatic elastase 1 in stools of preterm infants.
abstract: The amount of faecal pancreatic enzyme elastase 1 was significantly lower in 42 preterm newborns than in 12 full term babies at day 2 (89 (3-539) v 354 (52-600) microg/g, p<0.0007) and day 5 (164 (3-600) v 600 (158-600) microg/g, p<0.05) and correlated positively with total nutrient intake during the first week of life in preterm infants. This should probably be taken into account during early feeding.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néonatologie, Hôf.pital Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul, 82 Avenue Denfert Rochereau, 75674 Paris Cedex 14, France. florence.campeotto@noos.fr
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campeotto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalach
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Razafimahefa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castela
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soulaines
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehan
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gobert
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dupont
mesh_terms: D005243:Feces / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000032:analysis*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D010196:Pancreatic Elastase