%0 Journal Article %A Mancini, Nicasio %A Poloniato, Antonella %A Ghidoli, Nadia %A Carletti, Silvia %A Fomasi, Martina %A Barera, Graziano %A Rovelli, Rosanna %A Cichero, Paola %A Burioni, Roberto %A Clementi, Massimo %T Potential role of the detection of enterobacterial DNA in blood for the management of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis %D 2012 %J Journal of Medical Microbiology, %V 61 %N 10 %P 1465-1472 %@ 1473-5644 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.043067-0 %I Microbiology Society, %X We present three cases of pre-term low-weight infants with suspected necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) [one eventually recognized as a connatal cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection], microbiologically monitored using a molecular assay detecting bacterial and fungal DNA in blood. The detection of DNA from enteric pathogens in blood was interpreted as a sign of ongoing perforation, and represented a useful complement in the management of the presented cases. Moreover, these cases suggest the opportunity for larger future studies to assess the possible role of a molecular approach in the close monitoring of infants with suspected NEC or with other conditions at-risk for intestinal perforation. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.043067-0