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Table 2 Clinical characteristics for the 12 subjects enrolled in the study

From: Prospective assessment of the gastroesophageal microbiome in VLBW neonates

Summary of demographic and clinical data

Prenatal characteristics

n = 12 infants

Gestational age in weeks

29.2 ± 0.7* (24–32)

Birth weight in grams

1140 ± 72* (580–1390)

Male sex

8 (67%)

Cesarean section

10 (83%)

Maternal antenatal steroids

12 (100%)

Maternal antenatal antibiotics

6 (50%)

Maternal chorioamnionitis

2 (17%)

Prolonged rupture of membranes

4 (33%)

Postnatal characteristics

 

RDS requiring intubation/surfactant

9 (75%)

RDS requiring CPAP - high flow nasal cannula

3 (25%)

Umbilical artery or vein catheterization

11 (92%)

PICC line placement

12 (100%)

Antacid use (famotidine)

6 (50%)

Antibiotics in first 48 hrs

11 (92%)

Positive blood culture (late onset sepsis)

1

Positive tracheal culture

3 (25%)

  1. *Mean ± SEM.