Lactobacillus Sepsis and Probiotic Therapy in Newborns: Two New Cases and Literature Review

Abstract Many term and preterm infants are commonly supplemented with probiotics to prevent adverse effects of antibiotic administration and necrotizing enterocolitis and they are believed to be safe. However, the supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG has been associated with the developme...

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Main Authors: Carlo Dani, Caterina Coviello C, Iuri Corsini I, Fabio Arena, Alberto Antonelli, Gian Maria Rossolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-03-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1566312