Meta-Analysis of Enteral Lactoferrin Supplementation for Reducing the Risk of Preterm Infants Sepsis

Yehuda Tri Nugroho Supranoto, Dini Cynthia Dewi Tanuwijaya

Abstract

Introduction: Severe COVID-19 in pregnancy is strongly associated with preterm infant late-onset sepsis (LOS), which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants. Recently, Lactoferrin, an iron-binding protein significantly discovered in human colostrum, shows potential effect on reducing the risk of preterm infant LOS and mortality by its immunomodulatory properties. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of Lactoferrin on reducing the risk of preterm LOS, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and mortality in preterm infants.
Methods: This study followed the guidelines provided by PRISMA. A literature search was conducted with PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect. The combined effect of LOS, NEC and mortality incidence were presented as risk ratios (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) using a random-effects model (REM) or fixed-effects model (FEM) forest plot. Furthermore, the heterogeneity level was checked by I2 and the p-value of the chi2 test.
Results: The incidence of LOS was significantly higher in the control than lactoferrin supplementation group [RR=0.65, 95% CI (0.56,0.77), p<0.00001, I2=56%]. However, there were no significant differences in NEC [RR=0.80, 95% CI (0.63,1.02), p=0.10, I2=39%] and mortality [RR=0.94, 95% CI (0.77,1.13), p=0.49, I2=39%], despite the trends are higher in the control group.
Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that enteral lactoferrin supplementation in preterm infants was associated with a significant reduction in LOS, but not NEC stage II or III and all-cause mortality.
Registered Protocol: The protocol of this review was already registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) with the registration number CRD42021279189.

Keywords

lactoferrin; premature birth; neonatal sepsis; systematic review; meta-analysis

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.13057/smj.v5i2.57007

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