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SUBMITTER: Schmidt AF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7819743 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schmidt Augusto F AF Kannan Paranthaman S PS Bridges James J Presicce Pietro P Jackson Courtney M CM Miller Lisa A LA Kallapur Suhas G SG Chougnet Claire A CA Jobe Alan H AH
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Respiratory complicˆations are the major cause of morbidity and mortality among preterm infants, which is partially prevented by the administration of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS). Most very preterm infants are exposed to chorioamnionitis, but short- and long-term effects of ACS treatment in this setting are not well defined. In low-resource settings, ACS increased neonatal mortality by perhaps increasing infection. We report that treatment with low-dose ACS in the setting of inflammation ind ...[more]