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Science, faith and belief in pediatric animal models.

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Τίτλος: Science, faith and belief in pediatric animal models.
Συγγραφείς: Sangild PT; Comparative Pediatrics, Section of Biomedicine, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. pts@sund.ku.dk.; Cross-faculty Centre for Science and Faith, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. pts@sund.ku.dk.
Πηγή: Pediatric research [Pediatr Res] 2025 Aug; Vol. 98 (2), pp. 360-362. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Apr 14.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0100714 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1530-0447 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00313998 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr Res Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: 2012- : New York : Nature Publishing Group
Original Publication: Basel ; New York : Karger.
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Anti-Bacterial Agents*/adverse effects , Gastrointestinal Microbiome*/drug effects , Models, Animal* , Pediatrics*, Animals ; Child ; Humans ; Infant ; Disease Models, Animal ; Translational Research, Biomedical
Περίληψη: Impact Statement: Antibiotic treatment may affect gut microbiota development with adverse effects on immune responses in the gut and other internal organs, like the lung. Animal models help to uncover mechanisms and consequences of antibiotic treatment, but direct translation of animal results to infants and children is often difficult. Objective scientific knowledge from both animal and human studies may need to be combined with more subjective faith convictions, to reach the commonly agreed beliefs that inform clinical practice.
(© 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to the International Pediatric Research Foundation, Inc.)
Competing Interests: Competing interests: The author declares no competing interests.
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Substance Nomenclature: 0 (Anti-Bacterial Agents)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20250414 Date Completed: 20250922 Latest Revision: 20250923
Update Code: 20260130
DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04036-7
PMID: 40229420
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE