Using machine learning to impact on long-term clinical care: principles, challenges, and practicalities

JJ Ashton, A Young, MJ Johnson, RM Beattie - Pediatric Research, 2023 - nature.com
The rise of machine learning in healthcare has significant implications for paediatrics. Long-
term conditions with significant disease heterogeneity comprise large portions of the routine …

Emerging biomarkers for prediction and early diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis in the era of metabolomics and proteomics

E Agakidou, C Agakidis, H Gika, K Sarafidis - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is a catastrophic disease affecting predominantly premature
infants and is characterized by high mortality and serious long-term consequences …

Longitudinal development of the gut microbiome and metabolome in preterm neonates with late onset sepsis and healthy controls

CJ Stewart, ND Embleton, ECL Marrs, DP Smith… - Microbiome, 2017 - Springer
Background Late onset sepsis (LOS) in preterm infants is associated with considerable
morbidity and mortality. While studies have implicated gut bacteria in the aetiology of the …

Temporal bacterial and metabolic development of the preterm gut reveals specific signatures in health and disease

CJ Stewart, ND Embleton, ECL Marrs, DP Smith… - Microbiome, 2016 - Springer
Background The preterm microbiome is crucial to gut health and may contribute to
necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), which represents the most significant pathology affecting …

Effect of an exclusive human milk diet on the gut microbiome in preterm infants: a randomized clinical trial

ND Embleton, T Sproat, S Uthaya, GR Young… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The effect of using an exclusive human milk diet compared with one that uses
bovine products in preterm infants is uncertain, but some studies demonstrate lower rates of …

Necrotizing enterocolitis: The intestinal microbiome, metabolome and inflammatory mediators

J Neu, M Pammi - Seminars in fetal and neonatal medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a disease of preterm infants and associated with
significant mortality and morbidity. Although the pathogenesis of NEC is not clear, microbial …

When a neonate is born, so is a microbiota

A Coscia, F Bardanzellu, E Caboni, V Fanos… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the role of human microbiota as a short-and long-term health promoter and
modulator has been affirmed and progressively strengthened. In the course of one's life …

The metabolome and the gut microbiota for the prediction of necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation: a systematic review

L Moschino, G Verlato, M Duci, ME Cavicchiolo… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most devastating gastrointestinal emergency in
preterm neonates. Research on early predictive biomarkers is fundamental. This is a …

Biomarkers for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis: Clinical practice guidelines

M Gilfillan, V Bhandari - Early human development, 2017 - Elsevier
Sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in
neonates, especially in those born preterm. While therapeutic interventions are available for …

Metabolomics in NEC: an updated review

A Bosco, C Piu, ME Picciau, R Pintus, V Fanos, A Dessì - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) represents the most common and lethal acute
gastrointestinal emergency of newborns, mainly affecting those born prematurely. It can lead …