Clinical Benefits of Lactoferrin for Infants and Children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue , 2016, Pages S43-S52

  Manzoni, Paolo ^a,b  

^a S ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Neonatology and NICU Sant'Anna Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

bLF Bovine lactoferrin; H2B H2 blockers; ICU Intensive care unit; LGG Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG; LOS Late onset sepsis; NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis; NICU Neonatal intensive care unit; RCT Randomized controlled trial; ROP Retinopathy of prematurity; VLBW Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; LACTOFERRIN; PALIVIZUMAB; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LTF PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; FEEDING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MICROBIOME; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TODDLER; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; CANDIDIASIS; CHEMISTRY; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MICROFLORA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SEPSIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LACTOFERRIN; MICROBIOTA; MILK, HUMAN; SEPSIS;

EID: 84969920049     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.02.075     Document Type: Article

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