[Efficacy of probiotics in preventing late-onset sepsis in very low birth weight infants: a Meta analysis].

Objective: To study the efficacy of probiotics in preventing late-onset sepsis (LOS) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.

Methods: Databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Wanfang Data, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of probiotics in preventing LOS in VLBW infants. LOS was classified as clinical LOS and confirmed LOS.