Gengaimuthu Karthikeyan
Neonatology and Pediatrics, International Modern Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Cureus. 2018 May 25;10(5):e2691. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2691.
In studies of probiotic use in neonates the phenomenon of cross contamination (cross colonization) of the control group neonates with the probiotics administered to the study group was observed and a hypothetical reanalysis of the presented data after statistically controlling this phenomenon unveils significant benefits resulting from probiotic therapy. This article discusses the putative pathogenesis of this phenomenon and its clinical and research implications.
在新生儿益生菌使用的研究中,观察到给予研究组的益生菌对对照组新生儿产生交叉污染(交叉定植)的现象,对呈现的数据在对该现象进行统计学控制后进行的假设性重新分析揭示了益生菌治疗带来的显著益处。本文讨论了这一现象的假定发病机制及其临床和研究意义。