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Gert F Kirsten

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Kirsten G
Nestle Nutr Inst Workshop Ser . 2015 Jun; 81:123-34. PMID: 26111569
The high low birthweight prevalence in resource-poor countries (16.5%) places a burden on overstretched resources. Labor ward must have written guidelines to triage these infants for optimal nutritional support to...
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Van Niekerk E, Nel D, Blaauw R, Kirsten G
J Trop Pediatr . 2015 Mar; 61(3):155-64. PMID: 25724213
Objective: To assess the effect of probiotics on the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants born to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative women. Patients And Methods: HIV-exposed...
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Van Niekerk E, Autran C, Nel D, Kirsten G, Blaauw R, Bode L
J Nutr . 2014 Jun; 144(8):1227-33. PMID: 24919691
The heavy burden of maternal HIV infection has resulted in a high prevalence of premature birth and associated necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) were recently associated with HIV...
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Hendriks H, Kirsten G, Voss M, Conradie H
J Trop Pediatr . 2014 May; 60(5):348-51. PMID: 24876302
Objectives: To assess the feasibility of using nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome at district hospital level by assessing in-hospital survival rates and the...
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Van Niekerk E, Kirsten G, Nel D, Blaauw R
Nutrition . 2014 Mar; 30(6):645-53. PMID: 24613436
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of administration of probiotics on feeding tolerance and growth outcomes of HIV-exposed (but uninfected) versus HIV non-exposed preterm infants....