Probiotics and necrotising enterocolitis: The devil (as always) is in the detail: Commentary on N. Ofek Shlomai et al.: Probiotics for Preterm Neonates: What will it take to change clinical practice? (neonatology 2014;105:64-70)

Neonatology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-73

  Modi, Neena ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, PREMATURE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBIOTICS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLOSTRUM; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUKOMALACIA; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NOTE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RICKETS; SURVIVOR;

EID: 84928008400     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000354909     Document Type: Note

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