The intestinal microbiota, composed of pro-and anti-inflammatory microbes, has an essential
role in maintaining gut homeostasis and functionality. An overly hygienic lifestyle …

Probiotics have been used to ameliorate gastrointestinal symptoms since ancient times.
Over the past 40 years, probiotics have been shown to impact the immune system, both in …

More than 10,000 preterm infants have participated in randomised controlled trials on
probiotics worldwide, suggesting that probiotics in general could reduce rates of necrotising …

Background: Recent evidence supports a role of probiotics in preventing necrotizing
enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants. Methods: A systematic review and network meta …

OBJECTIVE: To compare probiotic supplements for premature infants. DATA SOURCES: We
searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and ProQuest from inception of these databases to …

Objectives: Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the use of probiotics to reduce
morbidity and mortality in preterm infants have provided inconsistent results. Although meta …

Post-birth there is a bacterial assault on all mucosal surfaces. The intestinal microbiome is
an important participant in health and disease. The pattern of composition and concentration …

Germinal matrix‐intraventricular hemorrhage (GM‐IVH) is a common intracranial
complication in preterm infants, especially those born before 32 weeks of gestation and very …

Intestinal dysbiosis is associated with a large number of disease processes including
necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis in preterm infants and colic and antibiotic …

Abnormal microbial colonization in the gut at an early stage of life affects growth,
development, and health, resulting in short-and long-term adverse effects. Microbial …