The potential of probiotics in the fight against necrotizing enterocolitis

Expert Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 581-583

  Eaton, Simon ^a   Hall, Nigel J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intestinal microbiota; Meta analysis; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Premature infants; Prevention; Probiotics; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FACTUAL DATABASE; GUT IMMUNE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; ANIMAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; INFANT; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; NEWBORN; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EDITORIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; MICROBIOTA; PROBIOTICS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84899774516     PISSN: 17474124     EISSN: 17474132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17474124.2013.827480     Document Type: Review

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