ena-STUDY-SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY-06-06-2021-01:33:39:996-696
Gut microbiome in early life of preterm infants with extrauterine growth restriction
The present study is a prospective, longitudinal observational study conducted with 67 preterm infants born between August 2018 and July 2019 in a level III neonatal intensive care unit. We collected meconium and stool samples from preterm infants' soiled diapers. Stool samples were collected in the middle of the first postnatal week (day 3 or 4) and then collected weekly (weeks 1–10) during hospitalization. The clinical information was obtained from medical records.
The present study is a prospective, longitudinal observational study conducted with 67 preterm infants born between August 2018 and July 2019 in a level III neonatal intensive care unit. We collected meconium and stool samples from preterm infants' soiled diapers. Stool samples were collected in the middle of the first postnatal week (day 3 or 4) and then collected weekly (weeks 1–10) during hospitalization. The clinical information was obtained from medical records.