Journal of Neonatal Biology

Masako Kitsunezaki

Publications

• Research Article
  Changes in Neonatal Microbiota Distribution Influenced by the Environment of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the First Month of Life
  Author(s): Mari Ohoka, Takashi Ito, Masako Kitsunezaki, Keiko Nomoto, Yuki Bando and Masahiro IshiiMari Ohoka, Takashi Ito, Masako Kitsunezaki, Keiko Nomoto, Yuki Bando and Masahiro Ishii
  
  Commensal bacterial colonization is crucial for human health, and the early neonatal period is important for the establishment of microbial populations. However, studies on the developmental patterns of microbiota in early life, particularly in those exposed to the environment of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), are limited. Using a 16S ribosomal RNA polymerase chain reaction assay, this study aimed to evaluate the changes in the levels of representative microbiota in healthy term infants and infants who were admitted to the NICU during the first month of life. Compared with term infants, the NICU group showed lower levels of Bifidobacterium in the early days after birth but achieved the same levels as those of term infants after day 30 of probiotics use. In addition, we found that the presence of Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus, from fecal sam.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0897.1000222

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