The "golden Age" of Probiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Observational Studies in Preterm Infants

Neonatology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 9-23

  Dermyshi, Elda ^a   Wang, Yizhong ^a   Yan, Chongbin ^a   Hong, Wenchao ^a   Qiu, Gang ^a   Gong, Xiaohui ^a   Zhang, Ting ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mortality; Necrotizing enterocolitis; Preterm; Probiotics; Sepsis; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL OUTCOME; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; LATE ONSET DISORDER; META ANALYSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTESTINE FLORA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85013059552     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000454668     Document Type: Review

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