The Effectiveness of Heat-Killed Pediococcus acidilactici K15 in Preventing Respiratory Tract Infections in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
There were no clear data to show the effectiveness of K15 in preventing fever and RTIs in preterm babies during infancy. A larger clinical trial is warranted.
Authors
- Hiromichi Hamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-5265)
- Saori Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-5051)
- Taro Horiba
- Naho Ikari
- Takahiro Tominaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0881-8398)
- Yukiko Iwase
- Naruhiko Ishiwada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7508-1330)
- Yoshiteru Osone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5712-7019)
- Haruka Hishiki
- Taiji Nakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7499-1204)
- Tomohiro Kawaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7622-1270)
- Haruka Takei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8265-2448)
- Ryo Takemura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3733-7411)
- Kenichi Takeshita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-2342)
- Yuki Konno
- Kensuke Fujishiro
- Hitoshi Ogata
- Mamiko Endo
- Naoki Shimojo
- Y. Iijima
Institutions
- Kikkoman (Japan) (JP)
- Chiba University (JP)
- Chiba University Hospital (JP)
- Keio University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16213635
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.24
Funders
- Chiba University