The Impact of Oral Glutamine Supplementation on Prevention of Nosocomial Infections in Preterm Infants

• Published in: Iranian journal of neonatology Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 19 - 24
• Main Authors: Gholamali Maamouri, Fatemeh Zegheibizadeh, Fatemeh Khatam, Hasan Boskabadi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Glutamine; Neonate; Prevention; Sepsis

Background: In the recent decades, the prevalence of nosocomial infections in neonates has grown and almost 21% of preterm neonates experience these kinds of infections. Some factors were proposed to have a protective effect against neonatal infections through promoting the development of the immune...