Lactoferrin impact on gut microbiota in preterm infants with late-onset sepsis or necrotising enterocolitis: the MAGPIE mechanisms of action study

Background: Preterm infants have high rates of morbidity, especially from late-onset sepsis and necrotising enterocolitis. Lactoferrin is an anti-infective milk protein that may act through effects on gut bacteria, metabolites and epithelial cell function. The impact of supplemental lactoferrin in r...

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Published in:Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation
Main Authors: Nicholas Embleton, Janet Berrington, Stephen Cummings, Jon Dorling, Andrew Ewer, Alessandra Frau, Edmund Juszczak, John Kirby, Christopher Lamb, Clare Lanyon, Lauren Lett, William McGuire, Christopher Probert, Stephen Rushton, Mark Shirley, Christopher Stewart, Gregory R Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2021-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/eme08140