Cross-colonization of infants with probiotic organisms in a neonatal unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 226-229

  Hickey, L ^a,b,c   Garland, S M ^a,c,d   Jacobs, S E ^a,c,d   O'Donnell, C P F ^b,e   Tabrizi, S N ^a,c,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cross colonization; Neonatal unit; Preterm infants; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

MALTODEXTRIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM SUBSP. INFANTIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; WARD; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; NURSERY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MICROBIOTA; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PROBIOTICS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84920029336     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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