Incidence of necrotising enterocolitis before and after introducing routine prophylactic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium probiotics.

Claire RobertsonGeorge M SavvaRaducu ClapuciJacqueline JonesHassan MaimouniEleanor BrownAshish MinochaLindsay J HallPaul Clarke

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2019)

Administration of multispecies Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium probiotics has been associated with a significantly decreased risk of NEC and late-onset sepsis in our neonatal unit, and no safety issues. Our data are consistent with routine use of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium combination probiotics having a beneficial effect on NEC prevention in very preterm neonates.

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