Probiotics in treatment of allergic rhinitis

World Allergy Organization Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 239-244

  Ranjan Das, Rashmi ^a   Singh, Meenu ^b   Shafiq, Nusrat ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Biofidobacterium; Clinical trials; Lactobacillus; Quality of life; Respiratory allergy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD CLAMMY SKIN; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 77958000093     PISSN: 19394551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WOX.0b013e3181f234d4     Document Type: Review

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