Routine Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG administration in VLBW infants: a retrospective, 6-year cohort study.

Background: In preterm neonates, use of probiotic mixtures is increasingly popular and is effective in preventing NEC, fungal colonization, and improving feeding tolerance. However, concerns exist about safety and tolerability of long-lasting administration of living microrganisms to not-immunocompetent hosts. We report a 6-year, two-NICUs experience of routinary Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) use in VLBW infants.

[Prevention of dental caries].

Caries prevention. Today there is enough scientific knowledge about the etiology of caries and factors that might interfere in this process in order to develop preventive strategies. Pathological factors including acidogenic bacteria (e.