Chris H P van den Akker, Nicholas D Embleton, Alexandre Lapillonne, Walter A Mihatsch, Silva Salvatore, Roberto B Canani, Ener C Dinleyici, Magnus Domellöf, Alfredo Guarino, Pedro Gutiérrez-Castrellón, Iva Hojsak, Flavia Indrio, Alexis Mosca, Rok Orel, Johannes Hans B van Goudoever, Zvi Weizman, Silke Mader, Luc J I Zimmermann, Raanan Shamir, Yvan Vandenplas, Hania Szajewska
The recent advisory issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration, cautioning against the routine administration of probiotics in preterm neonates, has sparked a lively debate within the scientific community. This commentary presents a perspective from members of the Special Interest Group on Gut Microbiota and Modifications within the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and other authors who contributed to the ESPGHAN position paper on probiotics for preterm infants, as well as representatives from the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants...
April 4, 2024: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition