Late onset necrotizing enterocolitis in infants following use of a xanthan gum-containing thickening agent.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Adverse event reports submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration suggested a possible association between necrotizing enterocolitis and ingestion of a commercial feed thickener by premature infants. Review in 2011 of 22 cases with exposure revealed a distinct illness pattern.
Medical subject headings
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
- Food Additives
- Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial