Stool pH and sugar in preterm neonates |
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| Authors: | A. P. Gupta M.D. B. Bhandari M.D. Abha Gupta M.B.B.S. Suresh Goyal M.B.B.S. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics and Obstet. Gynaecology, R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur;(2) Raj Medicals, Opp. General Hospital, 313 001 Udaipur |
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| Abstract: | The stool pH and sugar were examined in 76 breast fed and 38 formula fed premature infants. The stool pH decreased gradually till 5th day of life and then increased again. Stool sugar was not more than 0.75 percent in breast fed and 0.5 percent in formula fed during first seven days of life. A premature infant with stool pH<6 and sugar>0.5 percent after seventh day of life needs to be investigated for pathological sugar malabsorption. |
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| Keywords: | Preterm feeding pattern stool pH and reducing sugars |
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