Lactobacillus reuteri MAK02L14R and Reduced Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Incidence, Stage II or Greater

• Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 as a Probiotic for Preterm Neonates: A Strain-Specific Systematic Review.

  • 2015-06-09
  • Systematic Review
  • Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 40(6)
  • • G. Athalye-Jape
    • Shripada C Rao
    • S. Patole

  • PubMed: 26059900
  • DOI: 10.1177/0148607115588113

  17 Insights on

  • Reduced Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Incidence, Stage II or Greater

  • High evidence

  ≥ stage II NEC (RR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.47-1.01; 3 RCTs) were reduced but statistically not significant.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  No