Intrauterine, early neonatal, and postdischarge growth and neurodevelopmental outcome at 5.4 years in extremely preterm infants after intensive neonatal nutritional …

AR Franz, F Pohlandt, H Bode, WA Mihatsch… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE. Extremely preterm infants are at risk for poor growth and impaired
neurodevelopment. The objective of this study was to determine whether intrauterine, early …

A review of cord blood concentrations of iron status parameters to define reference ranges for preterm infants

L Lorenz, A Peter, CF Poets, AR Franz - Neonatology, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Iron plays an essential role in various tissue functions, and hence the reliable
assessment of iron nutrition status of preterm infants appears to be mandatory. Objectives …

Choline and choline-related nutrients in regular and preterm infant growth

W Bernhard, CF Poets, AR Franz - European journal of nutrition, 2019 - Springer
Background Choline is an essential nutrient, with increased requirements during
development. It forms the headgroup of phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin in all …

Cerebral near infrared spectroscopy oximetry in extremely preterm infants: phase II randomised clinical trial

…, F Van Bel, M Benders, O Claris, E Dempsey, AR Franz… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Objective To determine if it is possible to stabilise the cerebral oxygenation of extremely
preterm infants monitored by cerebral near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) oximetry. Design …

Effects of liberal vs restrictive transfusion thresholds on survival and neurocognitive outcomes in extremely low-birth-weight infants: the ETTNO randomized clinical …

AR Franz, C Engel, D Bassler, M Ruediger, UH Thome… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Red blood cell transfusions are commonly administered to infants weighing less
than 1000 g at birth. Evidence-based transfusion thresholds have not been established …

Reduction of unnecessary antibiotic therapy in newborn infants using interleukin-8 and C-reactive protein as markers of bacterial infections

AR Franz, G Steinbach, M Kron, F Pohlandt - Pediatrics, 1999 - publications.aap.org
Objective. To examine whether the determination of interleukin 8 (IL-8) and C-reactive
protein (CRP) in neonates with suspected nosocomial bacterial infection (NBI) is feasible …

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and their parents in Southwest Germany

…, C Engel, WV Kern, GF Hoffmann, AR Franz… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance School and daycare closures were enforced as measures to confine the novel
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the assumption that young …

Comparison of procalcitonin with interleukin 8, C-reactive protein and differential white blood cell count for the early diagnosis of bacterial infections in newborn infants

AR Franz, M Kron, F Pohlandt… - The Pediatric infectious …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To evaluate procalcitonin (PCT) as a test for early diagnosis of bacterial infections
(BI) in newborn infants and to compare the results of PCT with those of interleukin 8 (IL-8), C …

[HTML][HTML] Robust and durable serological response following pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection

…, M Rizzi, BH Hahn, P Henneke, AR Franz… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The quality and persistence of children's humoral immune response following SARS-CoV-2
infection remains largely unknown but will be crucial to guide pediatric SARS-CoV-2 …

Avoiding postnatal undernutrition of VLBW infants during neonatal intensive care: evidence and personal view in the absence of evidence

C Maas, CF Poets, AR Franz - Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal …, 2015 - fn.bmj.com
Inadequate nutrient intakes in the first postnatal weeks play a crucial role in the aetiology of
postnatal growth restriction of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants. Efforts to improve early …