Association between glial fibrillary acidic protein, glial-derived neurotrophic factor, and fatty acid-binding protein-2 at birth in the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants.

Background: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and fatty acid-binding protein-2 (FABP-2) in preterm infants on the incidence of NEC.

Methods: Preterm infants with a birth weight <1,500 g and gestational age <34 weeks were included in this study. Biomarker examination was performed using the umbilical vein blood at birth (first sample).

Observational study on necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates born to SARS-CoV-2-positive mothers.

Background: The impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic on expectant mother and their babies extends to many aspects of life. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has been recognized as a life-threatening gastrointestinal inflammatory process in neonates that has high rates of morbidity and mortality.

Objective: To investigate factors associated with NEC in hospitalized neonates whose mothers were SARS-CoV-2-positive and their relationship to mortality.