Probiotic Use for the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
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Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is among the most common and devastating diseases that primarily afflicts preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) (1). Despite recent advances in neonatal care, the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and the associated morbidity and mortality have remained unchanged because of the improved survival for smaller, more premature infants (2). Both medical and surgical management play critical role in the treatment of NEC once it occurs, but prevention is likely to have the most dramatic impact on overall morbidity and mortality.
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