The effect of enteral supplementation of specific neutral and acidic oligosaccharides on the faecal microbiota and intestinal microenvironment in preterm infants

We aimed to determine the effects of enteral supplementation of a prebiotic mixture of neutral and acidic oligosaccharides (scGOS/lcFOS/pAOS) on the faecal microbiota and microenvironment in preterm infants. Furthermore, we determined the influence of perinatal factors on the development of the faec...

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Published in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 2013-02, Vol.32 (2), p.269-276
Main Authors: Westerbeek, E. A. M., Slump, R. A., Lafeber, H. N., Knol, J., Georgi, G., Fetter, W. P. F., van Elburg, R. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Bacteria
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Biota
Birth weight
Diet - methods
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Fatty acids
Fatty Acids - analysis
Feces - chemistry
Feces - microbiology
Gestational age
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Immunoglobulin A, Secretory - analysis
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Infections
Infectious diseases
Internal Medicine
Medical Microbiology
Medical sciences
Metagenome
Microbiota
Newborn babies
Nutrition
Oligosaccharides - administration & dosage
Pathogens
Placebos - administration & dosage
Prebiotics
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Premature babies
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Summary:We aimed to determine the effects of enteral supplementation of a prebiotic mixture of neutral and acidic oligosaccharides (scGOS/lcFOS/pAOS) on the faecal microbiota and microenvironment in preterm infants. Furthermore, we determined the influence of perinatal factors on the development of the faecal microbiota. In a randomised controlled trial, preterm infants with gestational age
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/s10096-012-1739-y