While probiotics are a multi-billion dollar industry, there is little evidence to show that
supplementing infants provides any health benefits. We conducted an observational study …

Background Probiotics are increasingly applied to prevent and treat a range of infectious,
immune related and gastrointestinal diseases. Despite this, the mechanisms behind the …

Background: Probiotics are live microbial supplements that colonize the gut and potentially
exert health benefit to the host. Objectives: We aimed to determine the impact of a probiotic …

The latest definition of a prebiotic is “a substrate that is selectively utilized by host
microorganisms conferring a health benefit”; it now includes non-food elements and is …

Objectives: To determine whether probiotics administered for 6 months postnatally affect
gastrointestinal symptoms, crying and the compositional development of the gut microbiota …

Background Oral administration of probiotic bacteria to preterm neonates has been
recommended to prevent the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The influence …

Background Recent studies have reported a dysfunctional gut microbiome in breastfed
infants. Probiotics have been used in an attempt to restore the gut microbiome; however …

Premature birth, especially if born before week 32 of gestation, is associated with increased
risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Prophylactic use of probiotics has been suggested …

Gut microbiome maturation in infants born prematurely is uniquely influenced by the
physiological, clinical, and environmental factors surrounding preterm birth and early life …

Background Preterm children with their aberrant gut microbiota and susceptibility to
infections and inflammation constitute a considerable target group for probiotic therapy to …