Systematic review of probiotics for the treatment of community-acquired acute diarrhea in children

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL.3, 2013, Pages

  Applegate, Jennifer A ^a   Fischer Walker, Christa L ^a   Ambikapathi, Ramya ^a   Black, Robert E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; PROBIOTICS; REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; TRACE ELEMENTS; ZINC;

EID: 84884373552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-S3-S16     Document Type: Review

References (22)

1. Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000. Liu L, Johnson HL, Cousens S, Perin J, Scott S, Lawn JE, Rudan I, Campbell H, Cibulskis R, Li M, et al. Lancet 2012 379 9832 2151 2161 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60560-1 22579125
2. Joint statement: clinical management of acute diarrhea (WHO/FCH/CAH/04.07). WHO/UNICEF, Geneva & New York: World Health Organization, Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, and the United Nations Children's Fund, Programme Division 2004
3. Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea. Allen SJ, Martinez EG, Gregorio GV, Dans LF, Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 11 D003048 21069673
4. Probiotics and prebiotics: can regulating the activities of intestinal bacteria benefit health? Macfarlane GT, Cummings JH, BMJ 1999 318 7189 999 1003 10.1136/bmj.318.7189.999 10195977 (Pubitemid 29189095)
5. Use of probiotics in childhood gastrointestinal disorders. Vanderhoof JA, Young RJ, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1998 27 3 323 332 10.1097/00005176- 199809000-00011 9740206 (Pubitemid 28430865)
6. Effectiveness and safety of Saccharomyces boulardii for acute infectious diarrhea. Dinleyici EC, Eren M, Ozen M, Yargic ZA, Vandenplas Y, Expert Opin Biol Ther 2012 12 4 395 410 10.1517/14712598.2012.664129 22335323
7. Meta-analysis: Lactobacillus GG for treating acute diarrhoea in children. Szajewska H, Skorka A, Ruszczynski M, Gieruszczak-Bialek D, Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2007 25 8 871 881 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03282.x 17402990 (Pubitemid 46525343)
8. Lactobacillus therapy for acute infectious diarrhea in children: a meta-analysis. Van Niel CW, Feudtner C, Garrison MM, Christakis DA, Pediatrics 2002 109 4 678 684 10.1542/peds.109.4.678 11927715 (Pubitemid 34286304)
9. Standards for CHERG reviews of intervention effects on child survival. Walker N, Fischer-Walker C, Bryce J, Bahl R, Cousens S
10. Estimating the mean and variance from the median, range, and the size of a sample. Hozo SP, Djulbegovic B, Hozo I, BMC Medical Research Methodology 2005 5 13 10 10.1186/1471-2288-5-13 15840177 (Pubitemid 40923590)
11. Stata statistical software: release 11. StataCorp, College Station, TX: StataCorp LP 2009
12. Effect of feeding yogurt versus milk in children with acute diarrhea and carbohydrate malabsorption. Boudraa G, Benbouabdellah M, Hachelaf W, Boisset M, Desjeux JF, Touhami M, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2001 33 3 307 313 10.1097/00005176-200109000-00015 11593127 (Pubitemid 32947335)
13. Probiotics for treatment of acute diarrhoea in children: randomised clinical trial of five different preparations. Canani RB, Cirillo P, Terrin G, Cesarano L, Spagnuolo MI, De Vincenzo A, Albano F, Passariello A, De Marco G, Manguso F, et al. BMJ 2007 335 7615 340 10.1136/bmj.39272.581736.55 17690340 (Pubitemid 47310868)
14. Limitations of probiotic therapy in acute, severe dehydrating diarrhea. Costa-Ribeiro H, Ribeiro TC, Mattos AP, Valois SS, Neri DA, Almeida P, Cerqueira CM, Ramos E, Young RJ, Vanderhoof JA, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2003 36 112 115 10.1097/00005176-200301000-00021 12500005 (Pubitemid 41672629)
15. Oral bacterial therapy promotes recovery from acute diarrhea in children. Lee MC, Lin LH, Hung KL, Wu HY, Acta Paediatr Taiwan 2001 42 301 305 11729708
16. A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of Lactobacillus GG in infantile diarrhea. Misra S, Sabui TK, Pal NK, J Pediatr 2009 155 1 129 132 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.060 19559297
17. Pediatric intervention study with a probiotic mixture (Bacilac Forte) in acute gastroenteritis. Veereman G, Staelens S, Wijffels J, Gastroenterology 2009 136 5, Suppl. 1 167
18. Evaluation of Saccharomyces boulardii for the treatment of acute diarrhea in pediatric patients. Cetina-Sauri G, Sierra Basto G, Annales de Pediatrie 1994 41 6 397 400 (Pubitemid 24228863)
19. Lactobacillus acidophilus yogurt and supplement in children with acute diarrhea: a clinical trial. Rafeey M, Ostadrahimi A, Boniadi M, Ghorashi Z, Alizadeh MM, Hadafey V, Research Journal of Medical Sciences 2008 13 18 (Pubitemid 351223190)
20. The child health epidemiology reference group reviews of the effectiveness of interventions to reduce maternal, neonatal and child mortality. Boschi-Pinto C, Young M, Black RE, International Journal of Epidemiology 2010 39 suppl 1 3 i6 20348123
21. Risk factors for extended duration of acute diarrhea in young children. Strand TA, Sharma PR, Gjessing HK, Ulak M, Chandyo RK, Adhikari RK, Sommerfelt H, PLoS One 2012 7 5 36436 10.1371/journal.pone.0036436 22590543
22. A meta-analysis of probiotic efficacy for gastrointestinal diseases. Ritchie ML, Romanuk TN, PLoS One 2012 7 4 34938 10.1371/journal.pone.0034938 22529959