Is targeted fortification of human breast milk an optimal nutrition strategy for preterm infants? An interventional study

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Morlacchi, Laura ^a   Mallardi, Domenica ^a   Giannì, Maria Lorella ^a   Roggero, Paola ^a   Amato, Orsola ^a   Piemontese, Pasqua ^a   Consonni, Dario ^b   Mosca, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Human milk target fortification; Osmolality; Preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CREATININE; FAT; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; UREA; LIPID;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MACRONUTRIENT; MALE; MID INFRARED TRANSMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; OSMOLALITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTROSCOPY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FORTIFIED FOOD; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LIPIDS; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84977160692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12967-016-0957-y     Document Type: Article

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