Enteral lactoferrin to prevent infection for very preterm infants: the ELFIN RCT

Enteral lactoferrin to prevent infection for very preterm infants: the ELFIN RCT

Background: Infections acquired in hospital are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants. Several small trials have suggested that supplementing the enteral diet of very preterm infants with lactoferrin, an antimicrobial protein processed from cow’s milk, prevents infect...

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Main Authors: James Griffiths, Paula Jenkins, Monika Vargova, Ursula Bowler, Edmund Juszczak, Andrew King, Louise Linsell, David Murray, Christopher Partlett, Mehali Patel, Janet Berrington, Nicholas Embleton, Jon Dorling, Paul T Heath, William McGuire, Sam Oddie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2018-12-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22740

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