Clinical efficacy of use of probiotic "Saccharomyces boulardii" In children with acute watery diarrhea

Pakistan Paediatric Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Khan, Atiya ^a   Javed, Tahir ^a   Chishti, Akmal Laeeq ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute watery diarrhea; Probiotics; Saccharomyces boulardii

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; STOOL CONSISTENCY; STOOL FREQUENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867317746     PISSN: 03044904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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