Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS or Ondine’s curse; OMIM 209880) is a disorder characterized by an idiopathic failure of the automatic control of breathing. CCHS is frequently… (More)
BACKGROUND
This study evaluated the benefit of Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB6378 (B. bifidum) in very low-birthweight (VLBW) infants (birthweight <1500 g) for the acceleration of enteral feeding.
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OBJECTIVE
Our goal was to investigate the neonatal mortality rate and the mortality rate during the NICU stay for extremely low birth weight infants born in Japan in 2005.
METHODS
The Committee of… (More)
BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to explore the relationships among neonatal morbidity, interventions and death or adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in very low-birthweight (VLBW)… (More)
BACKGROUND
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a major cause of hospitalization during the winter among infants and young children. In 2002 palivizumab was introduced to high-risk infants… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the role of growth factors in amniotic fluid and in human milk on gastrointestinal adaptation of the fetus and very low-birth-weight infants, the effects of these fluids and… (More)
BACKGROUND
In Japan, palivizumab was approved in 2002 for prophylaxis of severe respiratory syncytial virus disease in high-risk infants. In order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this drug, a… (More)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Palivizumab effectively prevents severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in preterm infants. Our objective was to test whether palivizumab prophylaxis given to… (More)
In order to preserve genetic resources of chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, optimum conditions for cryopreservation of isolated blastomeres were investigated. Survival rates under various conditions… (More)
OBJECTIVE
We hypothesised that a prophylactic inhaled steroid would prevent the progression of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in extremely low birthweight infants (ELBWIs).
DESIGN
This study was… (More)