Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and Reduced Sepsis Incidence

• Effects of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in preterm infants: a double-blinded randomized controlled study

  • 2019-11-09
  • RCT · n = 114
  • Italian Journal of Pediatrics 45(1)
  • • Xuewei Cui
    • Yongyan Shi
    • Siyang Gao
    • Xindong Xue
    • Jianhua Fu

  • PubMed: 31706331
  • DOI: 10.1186/s13052-019-0716-9

  16 Insights on

  • Reduced Sepsis Incidence

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  There were no significant differences in the incidences of sepsis (4.44% vs. 8.33%) ... between the 2 groups (P > 0.05)

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  1 × 10^8 colony-forming units (5 drops) once daily