ELFIN, the United Kingdom preterm lactoferrin trial: interpretation and future questions1.

Autor: Berrington, Janet Elizabeth, McGuire, William, Embleton, Nicholas David
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Zdroj: Biochemistry & Cell Biology; 2021, Vol. 99 Issue 1, p1-6, 6p
Abstrakt: The article presents ELFIN, the United Kingdom preterm lactoferrin trial: interpretation and future questions. Topics discussed include results from previous studies have suggested that supplemental bovine lactoferrin (BLF) given to preterm infants reduces late-onset sepsis (LOS) and necrotising enterocolitis (NEC); and the Enteral Lactoferrin in Neonates (ELFIN) study, performed in the Grate Britain, aimed to further address this issue with a well powered double-blind placebo controlled trial.
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