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| Title |
Use of probiotics and prebiotics in infant feeding
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Best Practice and Research Clinical Gastroenterology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.bpg.2016.01.001 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Randi J. Bertelsen, Elizabeth T. Jensen, Tamar Ringel-Kulka |
| Abstract |
Gut colonization by beneficial bacteria in early life is necessary for establishing the gut mucosal barrier, maturation of the immune system and preventing infections with enteric pathogens. Mode of delivery, prematurity, breastfeeding, and use of antibiotics are some of many factors that have been described to influence early life colonization. Dysbiosis, the absence of normal colonization, is associated with many disease conditions. Pre- and probiotics are commonly used as supplementation in infant formula, such as prebiotic oligosaccharides for stimulation of Bifidobacterium growth aiming to mimic the high levels of these commensal bacteria in the gut of breastfed infants. Studies suggest that probiotic supplementation may be beneficial in prevention and management of disease (e.g., reducing the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants and treatment of acute gastroenteritis in children). Although these studies show promising beneficial effects, the long-term risks or health benefits of pre- and probiotic supplementation are not clear. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 282 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 277 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 49 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 11% |
| Researcher | 28 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 48 | 17% |
| Unknown | 66 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 58 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 21 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 26 | 9% |
| Unknown | 86 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 55. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 January 2018.
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#776,107
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Outputs from Best Practice and Research Clinical Gastroenterology
#10
of 704 outputs
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#13,944
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Outputs of similar age from Best Practice and Research Clinical Gastroenterology
#2
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Altmetric has tracked 25,457,297 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 96th percentile: it's in the top 5% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 704 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.6. This one has done particularly well, scoring higher than 98% of its peers.
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