Bifidobacterium may benefit the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- 2019-01
- Meta-Analysis
- International Journal of Surgery 61
- Xiu-li Zhu
- Xiao-Gang Tang
- Fan Qu
- Yu Zheng
- Wenhao Zhang
- Yu-qiao Diao
- PubMed: 30500473
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.11.026
- High evidence
the relative risk of developing NEC (RR 0.38, 95% CI 0.25-0.58; P < 0.00001) ... was significantly lower in the Bifidobacterium groups.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Large
- Significant
- Yes