Original ArticleEffects of Early Prebiotic and Probiotic Supplementation on Development of Gut Microbiota and Fussing and Crying in Preterm Infants: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
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Cy3
Carbocyanine 3
FISH
Fluorescence in situ hybridization
FITC
Fluorescein isothiocyanate
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
qPCR
Quantitative polymerase chain reaction
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Supported by the Juho Vainio Foundation, the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation, the Foundation for Pediatric Research, an EVO grant from Turku University Hospital and Satakunta Central Hospital, and Mead Johnson Nutrition (covered the costs of the prebiotic and probiotic products [prepared by Turku University Hospital Pharmacy] and part of the salary for R.L.). The sponsors had no influence on the design or conduct of the study, data management and analysis, writing of the report, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00167700.
Copyright © 2013 The Authors. Published by Mosby, Inc.