Effect of probiotic on the fecal slgA level in preterm infants (A randomized double-blind placebo control study)

• Main Authors: Lucia P Retnaningtyas (Author), Subijanto M Sudarmo (Author), Ariyanto Harsono (Author), Sylviati M Damanik (Author)
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• Udgivet: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Secretory immunoglobulin A (slgA) plays an important role in the defense of gastrointestinal tract. Preterm infants that developed abnormal pattern of bowel colonization may benefit from strategy to support maturation of humoral im- munity and endogenous production of slgA by early coloni...