Comparison of intestinal and pharyngeal microbiota in preterm infants on the first day of life and the characteristics of pharyngeal microbiota in infants delivered by cesarean section or vaginally

• Main Authors: Jing He (Author), Lijuan Wang (Author), Ying Ruan (Author), Xinyan Yan (Author), Qingju Liu (Author), Boren Chen (Author), Sen Yang (Author), Lijun Du (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundThis study aimed to explore the distribution of intestinal and pharyngeal microbiota on the first day of life in preterm infants and compare the composition of microbiota in infants delivered by cesarean section or vaginally.MethodsThis study included 44 late preterm infants with a gestati...