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Fetal inflammatory response spectrum: mapping its impact on severity of necrotising enterocolitis

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Fig. 1: Infographic illustrating the association between chorioamnionitis and necrotizing enterocolitis (light blue arrow) with an amplified risk in the presence of fetal inflammatory response (dark blue arrows).

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No specific funding for this commentary. Abdul Razak receives scholarships from Monash University and Lions Cord Blood Foundation. Atul Malhotra’s research is supported by multiple sources including NHMRC (Australia) and Cerebral Palsy Alliance (Australia).

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    Abdul Razak & Atul Malhotra

  3. The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Abdul Razak & Atul Malhotra

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Razak, A., Malhotra, A. Fetal inflammatory response spectrum: mapping its impact on severity of necrotising enterocolitis. Pediatr Res 95, 1179–1180 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-023-02973-9

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