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    2009
    High Quality

    Bovine lactoferrin supplementation for prevention of late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates: a randomized trial

    Manzoni P, Rinaldi M, Cattani S

    Published in JAMA

    Key Findings

    Bovine lactoferrin, alone or with LGG, reduced the incidence of first late-onset sepsis episodes versus placebo.

    Conclusions

    Early positive signal later not confirmed by ELFIN.

    Limitations

    Modest sample, few events.

    Supplements Studied

    Lactoferrin
    Compound

    Bovine lactoferrin reduced the incidence of a first episode of late-onset sepsis in very low-birth-weight neonates.

    Study Details

    Year:2009
    Sample Size:472
    Duration:6 weeks
    Quality Score:7/10

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