Probiotics and prebiotics in pediatrics.
Thomas DW, Greer FR; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition; American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.
Thomas DW, et al.
Pediatrics. 2010 Dec;126(6):1217-31. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2548. Epub 2010 Nov 29.
Pediatrics. 2010.
PMID: 21115585
Review.
There is some evidence that probiotics prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants (birth weight between 1000 and 1500 g), but more studies are needed. ...There is a paucity of RCTs examining prebiotics in children, although there may be some …
There is some evidence that probiotics prevent necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants (birth weight betwee …