Background Infants born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks gestational age (GA)) face a high
risk of neonatal mortality. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common morbidity …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in
preterm infants. A key histopathological feature of BPD is stunted late lung development …

Background Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) was suggested to
potentially replace traditional microbiological methodology because of its …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common complication after preterm birth.
Pasteurized donor human milk (DHM) has increasingly become the standard of care for very …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), also known as chronic lung disease, is the most
common respiratory morbidity in preterm infants.“Old” or “classic” BPD, as per the original …

The objective of lung development is to generate an organ of gas exchange that provides
both a thin gas diffusion barrier and a large gas diffusion surface area, which concomitantly …

Healthy lungs are not sterile. In the last decade, it was demonstrated that the healthy lung
has its specific microbiota. It is much smaller in numerical terms, compared to the gut …

Objectives To summarize evidence regarding microbial dysbiosis of the airway associated
with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and to explore heterogeneity among studies. Study …

Pulmonary microbial diversity may be influenced by biotic or abiotic conditions (eg, disease,
smoking, invasive mechanical ventilation (MV), etc.). Specially, invasive MV may trigger …

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a major issue affecting morbidity and mortality of surviving
premature babies. Preterm newborns are particularly susceptible to oxidative stress and …