BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Late-onset sepsis frequently complicates prematurity, contributing to morbidity and mortality. Probiotics may reduce mortality and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants, with unclear effect on late-onset sepsis. This study aimed to determine the effect of administering a specific combination of probiotics to very preterm infants on culture-proven late-onset...

high mortality and labor costs are associated with first-feeding sturgeon culture, particularly during the period of dietary transition from live to formulated feed. therefore we investigated the effects of various feeding treatments on the survival and growth of the persian sturgeon ( acipenser persicus ) larvae during a 20-day culture period. three replicate groups (250 fish/replicate) of fir...

Background: To study the utility of oral probiotics for preventing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in low birth weight infants Methods: In this randomized controlled study preterm infants, weighing less than 1500 grams and who were fit to receive enteral feeds (Stable vitals, soft abdomen with normal bowel sounds and no nasogastric aspirate) were included. Infants were randomly assigned to two ...

AIM We evaluated the effectiveness of a synbiotic in the treatment of childhood functional abdominal pain (FAP). BACKGROUND Probiotics are effective in the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders in adult patients, but there is lack of information in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS Children with FAP, based on the Rome III criteria (n = 115, aged 6-18 years), were randomized to rec...

The study investigated the effects of feeding duration on length and weight ileum, basal endogenous loss (BEL) phosphorus (P) broiler chickens fed a P-free diet (PFD). A standard starter was to 384 birds for 15 days. On day 15, they were weighed randomly allocated one three treatment groups in randomized complete block design, with eight replicate cages per 16 cage. each group PFD 2, 3, or 4 Th...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Diarrhea is a common complication of enteral nutrition (EN), which affects recovery and prolongs the length of hospital stay (LOHS). To investigate the effect of fiber and probiotics in reducing diarrhea associated with EN in postoperative patients with gastric cancer (GC), the authors designed this prospective randomized-controlled trial. METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN Th...