A large-scale survey of published studies associatesd probiotics with a favorable benefit-to-risk ratio for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) although it did not rule out a small risk of ...

Use of probiotics in neonatal units was associated with decreased mortality in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Rates of necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis were not different versus ...

Neonatal EOS, a severe bloodstream infection that strikes within the first three days of life, is a major cause of infant illness and death worldwide. Because clinical features such as poor feeding, ...

Scientists from Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and colleagues identified several proteins from the umbilical cord blood of preterm ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers identified five proteins in umbilical cord blood that could signal early-onset sepsis in preterm ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Infinant Health is investigating a live biotherapeutic product to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm ...

Researchers reveal that CRP levels naturally rise after birth, reducing the test’s accuracy in full-term babies but may help identify infection risk in preterm infants. Neonatal EOS, a severe ...

Researchers have identified three bacteria present in the gut of neonates that may be linked to late-onset sepsis in premature babies, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Sign up for ...