Necrotising enterocolitis risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Those with a higher risk for this condition include:
- Premature infants
- Infants who are fed concentrated formulas
- Infants in a nursery where an outbreak has occurred
- Infants who have received blood exchange transfusions
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