Dynamic impact of delivery modes on gut microbiota in preterm infants hospitalized during the initial 4 weeks of life

• Main Authors: Xin Wu (Author), Rui Guo (Author), Yijia Fan (Author), Shuang Chen (Author), Wei Zheng (Author), Xiaoli Shu (Author), Bo Chen (Author), Xing Li (Author), Tingting Xu (Author), Lingbing Shi (Author), Li Chen (Author), Lichun Shan (Author), Zhenya Zhu (Author), Enfu Tao (Author), Mizu Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Preterm infants face a high risk of various complications, and their gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in health. Delivery modes have been reported to affect the development of gut microbiota in term infants, but its impact on preterm infants remains unclear. Here, we collected fecal samples from...