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Original article - Original article: Nosocomial infection in small for gestational age newborns with birth weight <1500 g: a multicentre analysis
  • Dorothee B Bartels,
  • Frank Schwab,
  • Christine Geffers,
  • Christian F Poets,
  • Petra Gastmeier
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2007;92:F449-F453 Published Online First: 25 April 2007 doi:10.1136/adc.2006.114504

  1. This could be due to low DHEA

    • James M. Howard, Biologist
    independent

    It is my hypothesis that all tissues rely on DHEA for optimal function. Low DHEA has been found in preterm infants (Acta Paediatr. 2007 Nov;96(11):1600-5). Protective effects of DHEA against many infectious agents has also been determined.

    I suggest the findings of Bartels, et al., may be explained by low DHEA. That is, a common cause of low DHEA may be involved in growth retardation in preterm infants and their increased vulnerability to infections.

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    Published 31 October 2007
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