Necrotising enterolcolitis (NEC) is a common and devastating disease in preterm infants.1 The prevention of NEC has become a high research priority. NEC is precipitated by the exposure of the immature ...

Introduction: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a leading cause of neonatal death and long-term morbidity, involving complex pathophysiology including prematurity, abnormal bacterial colonization, ...

Probiotics Reduced Symptoms of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants —Improvements in mortality and incidence of NEC (Bell II or above) were seen in this meta-analysis of over 50 ...

Intestinal dysbiosis may contribute to the pathogenesis of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very preterm or very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Dietary supplementation with probiotics to modulate ...

Objective Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) remains one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates and alternative strategies are needed. Stem cells have become a therapeutic option ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has widespread implications for neonates. While mostly affecting preterm neonates, full-term neonates, especially those with congenital heart disease, are also at risk.

Pathogenesis of NEC. Three major factors play a role in the development of NEC: enteral feedings, GI compromise, and bacterial invasion.

U.S. neonatal mortality has generally declined, though this was not true for all leading causes of death, a retrospective cohort study suggested. A decline was seen in most of the leading causes of ...

Cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) is an uncommon, potentially fatal soft tissue infection with rapid progression characterized by necrosis in the subcutaneous tissue and fascia. A case of CNF of ...

The rapid diagnosis and surgical prediction of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remain a challenge because its complex pathogenesis has not been completely elucidated, and no single medical examination ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a serious gastrointestinal inflammatory disease, frequently occurs in preterm neonates that fail to adapt to enteral nutrition. A temporal gel-based proteomics study ...

Objective To elucidate the common and distinct clinical features of immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM), also known as necrotising autoimmune myopathy associated with autoantibodies against ...