Bifidobacterium lactis MAK16B42L and No Change in Sepsis Risk

• Effect of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis Supplementation in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

  • 2010-08
  • Systematic Review
  • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 51(2)
  • • H. Szajewska
    • S. Guandalini
    • L. Morelli
    • J. V. van Goudoever
    • A. Walker

  • PubMed: 20543719
  • DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181dc0d93

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  • No Change in Sepsis Risk

  • High evidence

  B lactis supplementation had no effect on the risk of sepsis (2 RCTs, 397 cultures, RR 0.6, 95% CI 0.07-5.2).

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No