Clinical trial on the efficacy of a new symbiotic formulation, flortec, in patients with acute diarrhea: A multicenter, randomized study in primary care

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Grossi, Enzo ^a   Buresta, Roberto ^b   Abbiati, Roberto ^a   Cerutti, Renata ^a  

^a Bracco SpA   (Italy)

^b Primary Care Unit Perugia Health District   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute diarrhea; clinical trial; lactobacillus GG randomized; Lactobacillus paracasei B 21060; symbiotic

Indexed keywords

FLORTEC; FLORVIS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI EXTRACT; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DIARRHEA; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMBIOSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBIOTICS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956055877     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181e103f4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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