… the risk of LOS is higher in infants born at <32 weeks or <1500 g, 3 , 4 we conducted
sensitivity analysis by excluding RCTs where the inclusion criteria were ≥32 weeks or ≥1500 g. …

… Athalye-Jape et al. have reported a strain specific systematic review of RCTs and non-RCTs …
The findings reported by Sugahara et al., and Athalye-Jape et al. suggest that inactivated B. …

Introduction: The optimization of enteral nutrition is a priority in preterm neonates worldwide.
Probiotics are known to improve gut maturity and function in preterm neonates. To our …

… Statement of Authorship G. Athalye-Jape performed the independent literature search and
wrote the first and final draft of the manuscript with supervision from the coauthors; S. Rao …

… supported by the rigorous methodology, extremely small p values, narrow confidence
intervals (CI), and no statistical heterogeneity for important outcomes such as NEC (Athalye-Jape …

… NEC (11.5% of infants 401 to 750 g, 9.1% of infants 751 to 1,000 g, 6.0% of infants 1,001
to 1,250 g, and 3.9% of infants 1,251 to 1,500 g). Antecedent H2-blocker use was associated …

Administration of oropharyngeal colostrum (OPC) is safe, feasible, and potentially beneficial
in preterm infants. We aimed to assess the effects of OPC in preterm infants. A systematic …

Gut dysbiosis is associated with sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants, which
can adversely affect long-term growth and neurodevelopment. We aimed to synthesise …

… , 77) in human preterm infants have shown the benefits of probiotics, experts are still concerned
about the routine use of probiotics in preterm very low birth weight (birth weight <1,500 g…

Objective Evidence indicates that multistrain probiotics benefit preterm infants more than
single-strain (SS) probiotics. We assessed the effects of SS versus triple-strain (TS) probiotic …