Intestinal Inflammation is Significantly Associated With Length Faltering in Preterm Infants at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess intestinal inflammatory measures, urinary intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (IFABP), and fecal calprotectin (FC) by gestational age (GA) and postmenstrual age (PMA) and determine the association between intestinal inflammation and growth in preterm infants from birth to hospital discharge. We hypothesized that intestinal inflammation is associated with adverse growth in preterm infants. Methods: We assayed repeated measures of IFABP and FC in 72 hospitalized preterm infants (
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Aricle: Nutrition and Growth Source Type: research