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

HC, Lin; BH, Su; AC, Chen; TW, Lin; CH, Tsai; TF, Yeh; W, 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.

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Authors:

Lin HC

Su BH

Chen AC

Abstract

<h4>Objective</h4>We evaluated the efficacy of probiotics in reducing the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>A prospective, masked, randomized control trial was conducted to evaluate the beneficial effects of...

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