Bifidobacterium infantis MAK22B04I and Reduced Occurrence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

• Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis: alterations in inflammation, innate immune response, and the microbiota

  • 2014-07-07
  • Pediatric Research 76(4)
  • • M. Underwood
    • J. Arriola
    • Colin W. Gerber
    • Ashwini Kaveti
    • K. Kalanetra
    • Anchasa Kananurak
    • C. Bevins
    • D. Mills
    • B. Dvořák

  • PubMed: 25000347
  • DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.102

  4 Insights on

  • Reduced Occurrence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

  • Moderate evidence
  • Highly Cited
  • Rigorous Journal

  Administration of B. infantis significantly reduced the incidence of NEC.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes