Necrotising Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants: Epidemiology and Antibiotic Consumption in the Polish Neonatology Network Neonatal Intensive Care Units in 2009

Author: Wójkowska-Mach J.; Różańska A.; Borszewska-Kornacka M.; Domańska J.; Gadzinowski J.; Gulczyńska E.; Helwich E.; Kordek A.; Pawlik D.; Szczapa J.; Heczko P.
Journal: PLOS One
Year of Publication: 2014
Status: Published
Number of Pages: e92865
Volume: 9
Abstract: The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), antibiotic consumption and the usefulness of microbiological tests in very low birth weight (VLBW) Polish newborns.