Saccharomyces boulardii in acute childhood diarrhoea: A randomized, placebo-controlled study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 538-541

  Villarruel, Gladys ^a   Rubio, Daniel Martinez ^a   Lopez, Fani ^a   Cintioni, Julio ^a   Gurevech, Rubén ^a   Romero, Gladis ^a   Vandenplas, Yvan ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Dehydration; Diarrhoea; Gastroenteritis; Probiotic; Saccharomyces boulardii

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; OUTPATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSENTERY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROBIOTICS; SACCHAROMYCES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947543759     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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