Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) has widespread implications for neonates. While mostly affecting preterm neonates, full-term neonates, especially those with congenital heart disease, are also at risk.

An umbrella meta-analysis confirms that probiotic supplementation, especially multi-strain, lowers the risk of necrotising enterocolitis and related mortality in preterm infants.

The research team, led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators ... Cytomegalovirus worsens necrotizing enterocolitis ...

David Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., Garrett Family Professor of Pediatric Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and surgeon-in-chief and co-director of Johns Hopkins Children's Center ...