Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure influences the gut microbiota of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units

摘要

BackgroundTo explore the influences of prenatal antibiotic exposure, the intensity of prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure on gut microbiota of preterm infants and whether gut microbiota and drug resistant strains in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) over a defined period are related.