Lactobacillus GG (LGG) and smectite versus LGG alone for acute gastroenteritis: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-253

  Pieåcik Lech, Małgorzata ^a   Urbańska, Magdalena ^a   Szajewska, Hania ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diarrhea; Dioctahedral smectite; Diosmectite; Infants; LGG; RCT

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BRISTOL STOOL FORM SCALE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT PARAMETERS; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS GG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; STOOL CONSISTENCY; STOOL FREQUENCY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; SILICATES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877137944     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1878-2     Document Type: Article

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