Clinical efficacy of Saccharomyces boulardii and metronidazole compared to metronidazole alone in children with acute bloody diarrhea caused by amebiasis: A prospective, randomized, open label study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 953-955

  Dinleyici, Ener C ^a   Eren, Makbule ^a   Yargic, Zeynel A ^a   Dogan, Nihal ^b   Vandenplas, Yvan ^c  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; REFLOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SCHOOL CHILD;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII;

EID: 66949125043     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.953     Document Type: Article

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