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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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Tanta University Children's Hospital

    Tanta, Egypt

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