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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 1999;80:F167–F173

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Stool microflora in extremely low birthweight infants Ira H Gewolb, Richard S Schwalbe, Vicki L Taciak, Tracy S Harrison, Pinaki Panigrahi

Division of Neonatology–UMMS Rm N5W68 Department of Pediatrics University of Maryland School of Medicine 22 South Greene Street Baltimore MD 21201-1554 USA I H Gewolb V L Taciak P Panigrahi Department of Pathology R S Schwalbe† Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service Veterans AVairs Maryland Health Care Systems Baltimore, Maryland R S Schwalbe† T S Harrison †Deceased Correspondence to: Dr Ira H Gewolb Email: [email protected] Accepted 17 November 1998

Abstract Aim—To serially characterise aerobic and anaerobic stool microflora in extremely low birthweight infants and to correlate colonisation patterns with clinical risk factors. Methods—Stool specimens from 29 infants of birthweight