Oral antibiotics increase blood neutrophil maturation and reduce bacteremia and necrotizing enterocolitis in the immediate postnatal period of preterm pigs

• Main Authors: Duc Ninh, Nguyen, Eva, Fuglsang, Pingping, Jiang, Birck, Malene M., Xiaoyu, Pan, Shamrulazhar, Shamzir Kamal, Pors, Susanne E, Gammelgaard, Pernille L, Nielsen, Dennis Sandris, Thymann, Thomas, Levy, Ofer, Frokier, Hanne, Sangild, Per Torp
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: QL Zoology; QP Physiology; QR Microbiology; S Agriculture (General); SF Animal culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39027/1/Oral%20antibiotics%20increase%20blood%20neutrophil.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39027/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1753425915615195
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Immature immunity may predispose preterm neonates to infections and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Intravenous antibiotics are frequently given to prevent and treat sepsis, while oral antibiotics are seldom used. We hypothesized that oral antibiotics promote maturation of systemic immunity and del...