Bacteriotherapy with Lactobacillus reuteri in rotavirus gastroenteritis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1103-1107

  Shornikova, Aino Vieno ^a   Casas, Ivan A ^c   Mykkänen, Hannu ^d   Salo, Eeva ^e   Vesikari, Timo ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c BioGaia Biologies AB   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e Aurora Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteriotherapy; Diarrhea; Lacric acid bacteria; Lactobacillus reuteri; Rotavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FECES CULTURE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTAVIRUS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; UREASE;

EID: 0031456442     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199712000-00002     Document Type: Article

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