Lactobacillus Sepsis and Probiotic Therapy in Newborns: Two New Cases and Literature Review

• Main Authors: Carlo Dani (Author), Caterina Coviello C (Author), Iuri Corsini I (Author), Fabio Arena (Author), Alberto Antonelli (Author), Gian Maria Rossolini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Many term and preterm infants are commonly supplemented with probiotics to prevent adverse effects of antibiotic administration and necrotizing enterocolitis and they are believed to be safe. However, the supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG has been associated with the developme...