Neonatal fecal abundance of Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis is not associated with anthropometric outcomes up to 6 months of age in Bangladeshi infants
Heasley CK; Stefanova V; Funk C; Freitas AC; Li G; Pell LG; Bassani DG; O’Callaghan KM · 2025 · Preprint
WASTE classifies this as Replication Failure · AI classification, approximate
A previously reported effect did not replicate here — verify it holds before you build on it.
Abstract (excerpt)
Background Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis ( B. infantis ) abundance in the infant gut may be associated with growth and health outcomes. However, these relationships have not been widely studied in settings where B. infantis is…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1101/2025.07.07.25329844