Trends of fecal calprotectin levels and associations with early life experience in preterm infants
Xu W, Zhang Y, Zhao W, Chen J, Maas K, Hussain N, Henderson W, Cong X. Trends of fecal calprotectin levels and associations with early life experience in preterm infants. Interdisciplinary Nursing Research 2022, 1: 36-42. PMID: 36590866, PMCID: PMC9766919, DOI: 10.1097/nr9.0000000000000006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitFecal calprotectin levelsPreterm infantsMother's own milkFecal calprotectinFCP levelsFCP concentrationsNeonatal intensive care unit hospitalizationBiomarker of mucosal inflammationPainful proceduresMaturation of immune systemImmune systemChronic pain proceduresInfluence immune activationHigher severity of illness scoresNoninvasive surrogate biomarkerAcute painful proceduresPediatric gastrointestinal disordersSeverity of illness scoresImmature immune systemIntensive care unitChildren's medical centerNon-white raceNICU hospitalizationCalprotectin levels