Analysis of microbial colonies from the first-pass meconium of healthy neonates: Comparison of vaginally and cesarean section born

Background: The colonization and diversification of early microbes in the infant digestive tract are crucial to the health and pathophysiology of all neonates. Fundamentally, whether the gut is sterile at birth is the key question in understanding human microbial colonization. Although the gut of an...

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Main Authors: Hueng-Chuen Fan, Ying-Ru Pan, Pei-Ling Lai, Win-Lin Yeh, Shu-Wei Hu, Ming-Yuan Hsu, Wei-Kian Chua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Tungs’ Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/TMJ/Pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=2071-3592;year=2023;volume=17;issue=2;spage=76;epage=84;aulast=Fan