The role of prebiotics and probiotics in prevention and treatment of childhood infectious diseases

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 859-862

  Weichert, Stefan ^a   Schroten, Horst ^a   Adam, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

pediatric infectious diseases; prebiotics; probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GALACTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLACEBO; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; AMEBIASIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMMENSAL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ERADICATION THERAPY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MILK; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT INFECTION; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SEPSIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863891029     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182620e52     Document Type: Article

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