Late Onset Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infants Following Use of a Xanthan Gum-Containing Thickening Agent
Authors
Beal J, Silverman B, Bellant J, Young TE, Klontz K
Publication
The Journal of Pediatrics
Date
August 2012
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.”