Scheduled Empiric Antibiotics May Alter the Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Outcomes in Pediatric Intestinal Failure.
Saurabh TalathiLinda WilkinsonKatie MeloniMichelle ShroyerPeter EipersWilliam J Van Der PolColin MartinReed DimmittNengjun YiCasey MorrowDavid P GallowayPublished in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2020)
Scheduled antibiotics may alter the gut microbiome in children IF, which in turn may have an influence on important nutrition outcomes in pediatric IF. Further larger, multicenter studies are needed to determine the effect of scheduled antibiotics on the gut microbiome in this patient population and their overall effect on nutrition outcomes.