The effect of neutral and acidic oligosaccharides on stool viscosity, stool frequency and stool pH in preterm infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1426-1431

  Westerbeek, E A M ^a   Hensgens, R L ^a   Mihatsch, W A ^b   Boehm, G ^c,d   Lafeber, H N ^a   Van Elburg, R M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Deaconry Hospital   (Germany)

^c Centre for Specialised Nutrition   (Germany)

^d SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Prebiotics; Preterm infants; Stool characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC OLIGOSACCHARIDE; LONG CHAIN FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; MALTODEXTRIN; NENATAL 1; NENATAL START; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SMALL CHAIN GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES PH; FECES VISCOSITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOOL FREQUENCY;

DEFECATION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MILK, HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PREBIOTICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 80054037216     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02295.x     Document Type: Article

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