title: Micronutrient requirements of high-risk infants.
abstract: Micronutrient requirements are well-established for healthy full-term infants. However, few such recommendations exist for high-risk infants, including full-term infants with a variety of medical disorders or very preterm infants. Key micronutrients considered in this review are calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and zinc. The ongoing unresolved shortages, especially of intravenous forms of these minerals, remain a major problem. Considered are some aspects of how the nutrient shortages may be managed, recognizing the complexity and changing nature of the supply.
authors.affiliation: US Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, #7074, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: sabrams@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Steven A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Abrams
authors.affiliation: US Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, #7074, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Keli M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hawthorne
authors.affiliation: US Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin Street WB1120, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Placencia
authors.affiliation: US Department of Agriculture/Agriculture Research Service, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin Street WB1120, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Dinh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients
keywords: Calcium; Intravenous nutrition; Micronutrients; Nutrient shortages; Premature infants