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Table 2 The main diseases of pre-term infants in neonatal period

From: The presence of cariogenic and periodontal pathogens in the oral cavity of one-year-old infants delivered pre-term with very low birthweights: a case control study

Disease

Number of affected preterm neonates

%

Respiratory distress syndrome

23

95.8

Hyperbilirubinemia

18

75.0

Anemia

16

66.6

Patent ductus arteriosus

8

33.3

Adnate infection

6

25.0

Necrotizing enterocolitis

5

20.8

Perinatal asphyxia

4

16.6

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia

4

16.6

Congenital umbilical hernia

4

16.6

Pulmonary apoplexy

3

12.5

Osteopathia

3

12.5

Congenital heart disease

2

8.3

Posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus

1

4.2

Periventricular leukomalacia

1

4.2

Intraventricular hemorrhage

1

4.2