Neonatal sepsis associated with Lactobacillus supplementation

Affiliations

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
² Department of Molecular Medicine DMM, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
³ Department for Sustainable Food Processes - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.

Maria Elena Cavicchiolo et al. J Perinat Med. 2019.

. 2019 Dec 18;48(1):87-88.

doi: 10.1515/jpm-2019-0268.

¹ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
² Department of Molecular Medicine DMM, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
³ Department for Sustainable Food Processes - DiSTAS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: Lactobacillus rhamnosus; probiotics; sepsis.

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