Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2014 · 147 citations · 6 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologyPediatricsBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyMicrobial PathogenesisInfection In Preterm BirthMedical BacteriologyNeonatal InfectionsNeonatal Infectious DiseasesNeonatal SepsisProbioticsBacterial Infections In NewbornsInfant Gut MicrobiotaNecrotizing Enterocolitis PreventionNeonatal Bacterial InfectionNeonatal Bacterial SepsisProbiotic MicroorganismsProbiotics In Preterm Infants
Administration of probiotics to premature newborns has been shown to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis and reduce all-cause mortality. In our hospital, we documented 2 cases of Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis bacteremia in newborns receiving probiotics. By comparative genomics, we confirmed that the strains isolated from each patient originated from the probiotics.
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Safety of probiotics used to reduce risk and prevent or treat disease.
Susanne Hempel, Sydne J Newberry, Alicia Ruelaz et al. · PubMed · 2011 · 222 citations