Enteral but not parenteral antibiotics enhance gut function and prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in formula-fed newborn preterm pigs

• Main Authors: Birck, Malene M., Duc Ninh, Nguyen, Cilieborg, Malene S., Shamrulazhar, Shamzir Kamal, Nielsen, Dennis Sandris, Damborg, Peter, Olsen, John E., Lauridsen, Charlotte, Sangild, Per Torp, Thymann, Thomas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The American Physiological Society 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QL Zoology; QP Physiology; QR Microbiology; QR180 Immunology; SF Animal culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39019/2/Enteral.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39019/; http://www.ajpgi.org
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Pre-term infants are susceptible to infection and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and are often treated with antibiotics. Simultaneous administration of enteral and parenteral antibiotics during the first days after preterm birth prevents formula-induced NEC lesions in pigs, but it is unknown which...