Probiotics reduce necrotizing enterocolitis severity in HIV-exposed premature infants

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 155-164

  Van Niekerk, Evette ^a   Nel, Daniel G ^b   Blaauw, Reneé ^a   Kirsten, Gert F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Premature infant; Probiotic; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INFANTIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; NEWBORN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PROBIOTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84942256958     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmv004     Document Type: Article

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