Recovery of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in tonsil tissue after oral administration: Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2240-2246

  Kumpu, Minna ^a   Swanljung, Elisa ^b   Tynkkynen, Soile ^a   Hatakka, Katja ^a   Kekkonen, Riina A ^a   Järvenpää, Salme ^c   Korpela, Riitta ^d   Pitkäranta, Anne ^b  

^a VALIO LTD   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Medcare Foundation   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lactobacillus; Palatine tonsils; Probiotics; Tonsillectomy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT TONSILLITIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SORE THROAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TONSIL; TONSILLECTOMY; TONSILLITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; PROBIOTICS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TONSILLECTOMY;

LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 84878403050     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512004540     Document Type: Article

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