Probiotics for Prevention of Severe Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Experience of New Zealand Neonatal Intensive Care Units

• Main Authors: Michael P. Meyer (Author), Sharon S. W. Chow (Author), Jane Alsweiler (Author), David Bourchier (Author), Roland Broadbent (Author), David Knight (Author), Adrienne M. Lynn (Author), Harshad Patel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) affects mainly preterm infants, has a multifactorial etiology and is associated with intestinal dysbiosis and disordered immunity. Use of probiotics for prophylaxis is beneficial with studies indicating reduction in NEC ≥ stage 2, late onset sepsis (LOS)...