A pioneering study: oral clarithromycin treatment for feeding intolerance in very low birth weight preterm infants.

Selim SancakTugba GursoyAbdulhamit TutenDidem ArmanGuner KaratekinFahri Ovali

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2017)

Clarithromycin treatment in VLBW preterm infants resulted in better toleration of enteral feeding. Larger randomized controlled trials are needed to establish routine use of clarithromycin in the treatment of feeding intolerance.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
helicobacter pylori
randomized controlled trial
human milk
preterm birth
systematic review
clinical trial
combination therapy
replacement therapy
double blind