Probiotics for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2014, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Alfaleh, Khalid ^a   Anabrees, Jasim ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Neonatal Care Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group Arrayan Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMAN; INFUSION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84942743424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005496.pub4     Document Type: Review

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