Probiotics for preterm infants — The story searching for an end

摘要

Advances in neonatal intensive care have increased the survival rates of extremely preterm infants. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), late onset sepsis (LOS) andsuboptimal nutrition raise the risk of death and long-termneurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in thispopulation. Improving survival without long-term NDI inextremely preterm infants is a priority. Interventions thatoptimize enteral nutrition while decreasing the risk ofNEC and LOS are therefore urgently needed forpreterms, especially extremely preterm infants.