Gut bacteria and necrotizing enterocolitis: cause or effect?
Development of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is considered to be dependent on the bacterial colonisation of the gut. With little concordance between published data and a recent study failing to detect a common strain in infants with NEC, more questions than answers are arising about our understanding of this complex disease.
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Christopher James
CJ
Stewart
Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Electronic address: Stephen.cummings@northumbria.ac.uk.
Stephen Paul
SP
Cummings
D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000382:microbiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*
gut microbiome; metagenomics; necrotising enterocolitis; preterm