29 November 2023 : Laboratory Research
Changes in Gut Microbiota at 1-60 Days in 92 Preterm Infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Using 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
Yuanyuan Chen1BCDE, Yanbo Lu2CE, Ting Wang1CDF, Junhua Wu2AEFG*, Beirong Yu2ABGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941560
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941560
Table 2 General information of participants.
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Sex (male/female) | 53/39 |
| Gestational age (week) | 30.51±2.64 |
| Birth weight (g) | 1471.20±479.88 |
| delivery mode (spontaneous labor/caesarean section) | 33/59 |
| Feeding patterns (breastfeeding/artificial feeding) | 53/39 |
| 1 minute Apgar score | 7.97±1.08 |
| 5 minutes Apgar score | 9.02±0.78 |
| Contaminated amniotic fluid (yes/no) | 14/78 |
| Premature rupture of membranes (yes/no) | 27/65 |
| Feeding intolerance (yes/no) | 19/73 |
| Antibiotics (used/unused) | 90/2 |






