Prophylactic use of lactobacillus acidophilus/bifidobacterium infantis probiotics and outcome in very low birth weight infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Härtel, Christoph ^a   Pagel, Julia ^a   Rupp, Jan ^a   Bendiks, Meike ^a   Guthmann, Florian ^e   Rieger Fackeldey, Esther ^b   Heckmann, Matthias ^c   Franz, Axel ^d   Schiffmann, Jan Holger ^f   Zimmermann, Beate ^g   Hepping, Nico ^a   Von Der Wense, Axel ^h   Wieg, Christian ⁱ   Herting, Egbert ^a   Göpel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital Auf der Bult   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^g ST MARIEN HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^h Altonaer Kinderkrankenhaus   (Germany)

ⁱ KLINIKUM ASCHAFFENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

German Neonatal Network; GNN; NEC; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Neonatal intensive care unit; NICU; SGA; Small for gestational age; Very low birth weight; VLBW

Indexed keywords

INFLORAN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM INFANTIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COHORT STUDIES; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905046293     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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