Milk protein tested as shield against deadly infection in fragile newborns
NCT ID NCT07255742
Summary
This study tested whether giving lactoferrin, a protein found in milk, could prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in premature babies who need help breathing. It involved 50 preterm infants on mechanical ventilation. Researchers compared outcomes like infection rates and hospital stay length between babies who received lactoferrin and those who did not.
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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tanta University Children's Hospital
Tanta, Egypt
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