Probiotics for treatment of acute diarrhoea in children: Randomised clinical trial of five different preparations

British Medical Journal

Volumn 335, Issue 7615, 2007, Pages 340-342

  Canani, Roberto Berni ^a   Cirillo, Pia ^a   Terrin, Gianluca ^a   Cesarano, Luisa ^a   Spagnuolo, Maria Immacolata ^a   De Vincenzo, Anna ^a   Albano, Fabio ^a   Passariello, Annalisa ^a   De Marco, Giulio ^a   Manguso, Francesco ^a   Guarino, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFLORIN; CODEX; DICOFLOR 60; ENTEROGERMINA; LACTOGERMINA; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CLAUSII; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT; PROBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548165542     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39272.581736.55     Document Type: Article

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