Probiotics reduce the risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants

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Nicholas Embleton et al. Evid Based Med. 2013 Dec.

. 2013 Dec;18(6):219-20.

doi: 10.1136/eb-2013-101260. Epub 2013 Apr 19.

¹ Newcastle Neonatal Service, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, , Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

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Keywords: Neonatology.

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Double-blind, randomised clinical assay to evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in preterm newborns weighing less than 1500 g in the prevention of necrotising enterocolitis.
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