Effects of Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 Supplementation on Intestinal Microbiota of Preterm Infants: a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study
- 2006-11
- RCT · n = 69
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology 44(11)
- R. Mohan
- C. Koebnick
- J. Schildt
- S. Schmidt
- M. Mueller
- M. Possner
- M. Radke
- M. Blaut
- PubMed: 16971641
- DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00767-06
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
- Infants
The infants supplemented with Bb12 also had lower viable counts of Enterobacteriaceae (log(10) values of CFU per g of fecal wet weight: probiotic, 7.80 + 0.34; placebo, 9.03 + 0.35; P = 0.015).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes