The Effects of Lactulose Supplementation to Enteral Feedings in Premature Infants: A Pilot Study

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-214

  Riskin, Arieh ^a   Hochwald, Ori ^a   Bader, David ^a   Srugo, Isaac ^a   Naftali, Gabi ^a   Kugelman, Amir ^a   Cohen, Ella ^a   Mor, Frida ^a   Kaufman, Bela ^a   Shaoul, Ron ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; LACTULOSE; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIUM COLONY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MILK INTOLERANCE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SEPSIS;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTULOSE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 75049083382     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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