Fecal High-Mobility Group Box 1 as a Marker of Early Stage of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates

• Main Authors: Roberta Vitali (Author), Gianluca Terrin (Author), Francesca Palone (Author), Ilaria Laudadio (Author), Salvatore Cucchiara (Author), Giovanni Boscarino (Author), Maria Di Chiara (Author), Laura Stronati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: An early diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a major gastrointestinal emergency in preterm newborns, is crucial to improve diagnostic approach and prognosis. We evaluated whether fecal high-mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) may early identify preterms at risk of developing...