Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in persistent diarrhea in Indian children: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 756-760

  Basu, Sriparna ^a,b   Chatterjee, Mridula ^a   Ganguly, Sutapa ^a   Chandra, Pranab Kumar ^a  

^a NORTH BENGAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Lactobacillus; Persistent diarrhea; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIGELLA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BICARBONATES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INDIA; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREVALENCE; PROBIOTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547957439     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000248009.47526.ea     Document Type: Article

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