The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 941-947.e1 , June 2010

The Rate of Bloodstream Infection Is High in Infants with Short Bowel Syndrome: Relationship with Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Enteral Feeding, and Inflammatory and Immune Responses

  • Conrad R. Cole, MD, MPH, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Conrad R. Cole, MD, MPH, MSc, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015 Uppergate Dr, Atlanta GA 30322.
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  • Juliana C. Frem, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
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  • Brian Schmotzer, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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  • Andrew T. Gewirtz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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  • Jonathan B. Meddings, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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  • Benjamin D. Gold, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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  • Thomas R. Ziegler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Received 7 May 2009 ,Revised 10 November 2009 ,Accepted 4 December 2009.

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 Supported in part by National Institutes of Health grants K12 RR017643 and KL2 RR025009 (to CRC), R01 DK55850 and K24 RR023356 (to T.Z.), UL1 RR025008 from the Clinical and Translational Science Award program and M01 RR0039 from the General Clinical Research Center program, National Center for Research Resources. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)01236-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.12.008

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 941-947.e1 , June 2010

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