Probiotic intervention in the first months of life: Short-term effects on gastrointestinal symptoms and long-term effects on gut microbiota

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 200-205

  Rinne, Minna ^a,b   Kalliomäki, Marko ^a,b   Salminen, Seppo ^b   Isolauri, Erika ^a,b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Crying; Gut microbiota infancy Gastrointestinal symptoms; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYING; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROBIOTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VOMITING;

BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 33746835426     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000228106.91240.5b     Document Type: Article

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