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The figure depicts the odds ratio of developing necrotizing enterocolitis (Y-axis) as the cumulative duration of antibiotic exposure increases (X-axis) in neonates without a prior diagnosis of culture-proven sepsis. The comparison group is neonates with zero days of antibiotic exposure. The dotted lines represent 95% confidence intervals. A statistically significant increase is observed.
