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- Swedish researchers led by Ayoub Mitha, MD, PhD, found probiotics sharply reduced severe necrotizing enterocolitis and death in preterm infants.
- One surgical NEC case occurred among 1,571 probiotic infants versus 40 cases among 3,124 non-probiotic infants.
- Thao Ho reported NEC or death rates of 0.8% with probiotics versus 2.9% without.
- Roughly 48 infants must receive probiotics to prevent one additional NEC case or death.
