Oral probiotics reduce the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.

Hung-Chih, Lin,; Bai-Horng, Su,; An-Chyi, Chen,; Tsung-Wen, Lin,; Chang-Hai, Tsai,; Tsu-Fuh, Yeh,; William, Oh,

doi:10.1542/peds.2004-1463

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Oral probiotics reduce the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants.

Published in Pediatrics • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

Lin, Hung-Chih

Su, Bai-Horng

Chen, An-Chyi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the efficacy of probiotics in reducing the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective, masked, randomized control trial was conducted to evaluate the beneficial effects of probiotics i...

Subject

Bifidobacterium

Dietary Supplements

Enterocolitis

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