GRAM(+) ANEROBIC INTESTINAL COCCI IN HEALTHY ADULTS AND NEONATES
Abstract
Anaerobic gram(+) cocci were found to be part of the normal indigenous flora of the intestinal tract in healthy adults (19,6%) but they were rarely isolated from healthy neonates (6,1%). Α larger variation of species was also present in adults. Their installation in the newborn's intestine seems to be partially inhibited by factors that are not very well elucidated actually.References
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