Why Are Premature Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis at Risk for Infection

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Multiple Choice

Why are premature infants with necrotizing enterocolitis at risk for infection?

• A) Because they have decreased secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA)and intestinal T cells
• B) Because they have decreased secretory immunoglobulin E (IgE)and intestinal chemical mediators
• C) Because they have decreased secretory immunoglobulin G (IgG)and cytokines
• D) Because they have decreased secretory immunoglobulin M (IgM)and complement

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