Effect of non-human neutral and acidic oligosaccharides on allergic and infectious diseases in preterm infants

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 317-323

  Niele, Nicky ^a   Van Zwol, Annelies ^a   Westerbeek, Elisabeth A M ^a   Lafeber, Harrie N ^a   Van Elburg, Ruurd M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DANONE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Infectious diseases; Neutral and acidic oligosaccharides; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

ACIDITY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; BRONCHIOLITIS; BRONCHITIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PREBIOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84877130909     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1886-2     Document Type: Article

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