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- Title
Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure influences the gut microbiota of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units.
- Authors
Zou, Zhi-Hui; Liu, Dong; Li, Hong-Dong; Zhu, Dan-Ping; He, Yu; Hou, Ting; Yu, Jia-Lin
- Abstract
Background: To explore the influences of prenatal antibiotic exposure, the intensity of prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure on gut microbiota of preterm infants and whether gut microbiota and drug resistant strains in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) over a defined period are related. Methods: Among 28 preterm infants, there were two groups, the PAT (prenatal antibiotic therapy) group (12 cases), and the PAF (prenatal antibiotic free) group (12 cases). Fecal samples from both groups were collected on days 7 and 14. According to the time of prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure, cases were divided into two groups, H (high) group (11 cases) and L (low) group (11 cases), and fecal samples on day 14 were collected. Genomic DNA was extracted from the fecal samples and was subjected to high throughput 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. Bioinformatics methods were used to analyze the sequencing results. Results: Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure exercised influence on the early establishment of intestinal microflora of preterm infants. <italic>Bacteroidetes</italic> decreased significantly in the PAT group (<italic>p</italic> < 0.05). The number of <italic>Bifidobacterium</italic> significantly decreased in the PAT group and H group (<italic>p </italic>< 0.05). The early gut microbiota of preterm infants with prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure was similar to resistant bacteria in NICU during the same period. Conclusion: Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure may affect the composition of early gut microbiota in preterm infants. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in NICU may play a role in reshaping the early gut microbiota of preterm infants with prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure.
- Subjects
ANTIBIOTICS; DRUG resistance; NEONATAL intensive care; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; GUT microbiome
- Publication
Annals of Clinical Microbiology & Antimicrobials, 2018, Vol 17, p1
- ISSN
1476-0711
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12941-018-0264-y