| Title |
Clostridia in Premature Neonates' Gut: Incidence, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Perinatal Determinants Influencing Colonization
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0030594 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Laurent Ferraris, Marie José Butel, Florence Campeotto, Michel Vodovar, Jean Christophe Rozé, Julio Aires |
| Abstract |
Although premature neonates (PN) gut microbiota has been studied, data about gut clostridial colonization in PN are scarce. Few studies have reported clostridia colonization in PN whereas Bacteroides and bifidobacteria have been seldom isolated. Such aberrant gut microbiota has been suggested to be a risk factor for the development of intestinal infections. Besides, PN are often treated by broad spectrum antibiotics, but little is known about how antibiotics can influence clostridial colonization based on their susceptibility patterns. The aim of this study was to report the distribution of Clostridium species isolated in feces from PN and to determine their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. Additionally, clostridial colonization perinatal determinants were analyzed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 95 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 15% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 23% |
| Unknown | 17 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 21 | 21% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 22 | 22% |