Efficacy of probiotics versus placebo in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm very low birth weight infants: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 770-774

  Chowdhury, Tanjina ^a   Ali, Muhammad Manajjir ^a   Hossain, Muhammad Monir ^a   Singh, Jugindra ^a   Yousuf, Abu Noyeem Muhammad ^a   Yasmin, Fatema ^a   Chowdhury, Fazle Rabbi ^b  

^a Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Necrotizing enterocolitis; Probiotics; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BANGLADESH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BANGLADESH; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84992360076     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: 16817168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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