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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jonel Aleccia

FDA warns about giving probiotics to preterm babies after infant death, other injuries

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning health care providers and the public about injuries and at least one death in premature infants who were given probiotic products in the hospital.

The products, which supplement regular feeding and contain live organisms such as bacteria or yeast, can lead to invasive, potentially fatal infections or disease, the FDA said Thursday.

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