Researchers examine the preterm newborns' gut microbiota.

Published Date: 27 Apr 2023

In the second week of life, 83 percent of newborns who were fed formula milk had Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens, but by the end of the third week, all infants had these infections.

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