Sepsis can occur in just about anyone, including infants. Recent research shows feeding newborns probiotics (healthy bacteria) significantly lowers the child’s risk of developing sepsis. The study involved infants in rural India, where sepsis is common. Worldwide, an estimated 600,000 infants die from sepsis, primarily in developing countries. The bacterial strain selected was Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC-202195 – a kind of lactic acid bacteria found in fermented vegetables such as sauerkraut and kimchi.

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