Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
Manuscript ID	112551
Country	Egypt

Category	Pediatrics
Manuscript Type	Case Control Study
Article Title	Study of the gut microbiome profile in full-term infants with necrotizing enterocolits
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Eman Hamza Hassan, Wessam Zaghloul, Shwikar Mahmoud Ahmed, Ahmed M Ghozi and Ibrahim A Abdelwahab
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Wessam Zaghloul, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University, 22 El-Guish Road, El-Shatby, Alexandria 21526, Egypt. wessam.ahmed@alexmed.edu.eg
Key Words	Necrotizing enterocolitis; Full-term infants; Gut microbiome; Bifidobacteria; Dysbiosis
Core Tip	The study aims to map the gut microbiome profile of full-term infants with non-Hirschsprung’s [necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)] in Egypt and to relate the gut microbiome profile of non-Hirschsprung’s NEC in full-term infants to the source of the feeding factor. The study aims to compare the gut microbiome profile between NEC infants and healthy controls. The study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Alexandria University.
Citation	Hassan EH, Zaghloul W, Ahmed SM, Ghozi AM, Abdelwahab IA. Study of the gut microbiome profile in full-term infants with necrotizing enterocolits. World J Clin Pediatr 2025; In press

Received	2025-07-31 02:17
Peer-Review Started	2025-07-31 02:17
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-08-28 09:28
Return for Revision	2025-08-28 09:28
Revised	2025-09-10 11:51
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Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-23 02:35
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-23 08:21
Articles in Press	2025-12-23 08:21
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