Efficacy of saccharomyces boulardii on necrotizing enterocolitis or sepsis in very low birth weight infants: A randomised controlled trial

Serce, ÖZGE; Benzer, Derya; Gursoy, Tugba; Karatekin, Guner; Ovali, Fahri

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.08.013

Efficacy of saccharomyces boulardii on necrotizing enterocolitis or sepsis in very low birth weight infants: A randomised controlled trial

Serce Ö., Benzer D., Gursoy T., Karatekin G., Ovali F.

EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, cilt.89, sa.12, ss.1033-1036, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 89 Sayı: 12
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.08.013
Dergi Adı: EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1033-1036
Anahtar Kelimeler: Necrotizing enterocolitis, Probiotics, Saccharomyces boulardii, Sepsis, Very low birth weight, NEONATAL RESEARCH NETWORK, LATE-ONSET SEPSIS, PRETERM INFANTS, PROBIOTICS, METAANALYSIS, PREVENTION, MICROFLORA, MECHANISMS, DIARRHEA
Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Probiotics have strain specific effects and the effects of fungi in preventing diseases in preterm infants have been investigated poorly. Saccharomyces boulardii is a yeast which acts both as a probiotic and a polyamine producer.