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SUBMITTER: Samuels N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4992873 | biostudies-other | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Samuels Noor N van de Graaf Rob R Been Jasper V JV de Jonge Rogier C J RC Hanff Lidwien M LM Wijnen René M H RM Kornelisse René F RF Reiss Irwin K M IK Vermeulen Marijn J MJ
Scientific reports 20160822
Evidence on the clinical effectiveness of probiotics in the prevention of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants is conflicting and cohort studies lacked adjustment for time trend and feeding type. This study investigated the association between the introduction of routine probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum; Infloran(®)) on the primary outcome 'NEC or death'. Preterm infants (gestational age <32 weeks or birth weight <1500 gram) admitted before (Jan 200 ...[more]