Lactobacillus reuteri UALre-16 and Reduced Time to Full Feeding

• 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 Time to Full Feeding

  • High evidence

  Meta-analysis of RCTs estimated that the time to full feeds (mean difference [MD], -1.34 days; 95% confidence interval [CI], -1.81 to -0.86; 2 RCTs) was reduced in the L reuteri group.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes