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Fecal Elastase in Preterm Infants to Predict Growth Outcomes.

Lindsay F HolzapfelAmy B HairGeoffrey A PreidisTripti HalderHeeju YangJana P UngerSteven FreedmanCamilia R Martin
Published in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition (2022)
Fecal ELA1 in preterm infants fed exclusive human milk diet increases with postnatal age. Although pancreatic function in preterm infants may serve as a biological contributor to early postnatal growth failure, additional studies using fecal ELA1 as a predictive biomarker for growth failure are needed in larger cohorts.
Keyphrases
  • preterm infants
  • low birth weight
  • human milk
  • physical activity
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle