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 i...

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Published in:Health Technol Assess
Main Authors: Griffiths, James, Jenkins, Paula, Vargova, Monika, Bowler, Ursula, Juszczak, Edmund, King, Andrew, Linsell, Louise, Murray, David, Partlett, Christopher, Patel, Mehali, Berrington, Janet, Embleton, Nicholas, Dorling, Jon, Heath, Paul T, McGuire, William, Oddie, Sam
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6322062/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30574860
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta22740
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