Randomized double-blind controlled trial of bovine lactoferrin for prevention of diarrhea in children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 349-356

  Ochoa, Theresa J ^a,b,c   Chea Woo, Elsa ^b   Baiocchi, Nelly ^b   Pecho, Iris ^b   Campos, Miguel ^b   Prada, Ana ^a   Valdiviezo, Gladys ^a   Lluque, Angela ^a   Lai, Dejian ^c   Cleary, Thomas G ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

bLF; Bovine lactoferrin; Data Safety Monitoring Board; DSMB; Height for age; HFA; hLF; Human lactoferrin; Lactoferrin; LF; Weight for height; WFH; WHO; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; BOVINE LACTOFERRIN; LACTOFERRIN; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROAGGREGATIVE ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LIQUID FECES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIGELLA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTOFERRIN; MALE;

EID: 84872292894     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.07.043     Document Type: Article

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