Oral Probiotics Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Lin, Hung‐Chih; Hsu, Chyong-Hsin; Chen, Hsiu‐Lin; Chung, Mei‐Yung; Hsu, Jen‐Fu; Lien, Reyin; Tsao, Lon‐Yen; Chen, Chao‐Huei; Su, Bai‐Horng

doi:10.1542/peds.2007-3007

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Oral Probiotics Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Published in PEDIATRICS • Oct 1, 2008

Authors:

Hung‐Chih Lin

Chyong-Hsin Hsu

Hsiu‐Lin Chen

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The goal was to investigate the efficacy of orally administered probiotics in preventing necrotizing enterocolitis for very low birth weight preterm infants. METHODS: A prospective, blinded, randomized, multicenter controlled trial was conducted at 7 NICUs in Taiwan, to evaluate the benef...

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Medicine

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Breast milk

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