The Evolution of the Intestinal Microbiome of Premature Infants and Piglets Receiving Probiotics and Lactoferrin

Probiotics and lactoferrin are currently being used in neonatal intensive care units in the hopes of reducing rates of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis. While studies have shown that these measures can be clinically beneficial to premature babies, little is known about their effect at the level...

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Main Author: Grzywacz, Kelly
Other Authors: Stintzi, Alain
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35098
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-852