Probiotics for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in children

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 673-683

  Pacifico, Lucia ^a   Osborn, John Frederick ^a   Bonci, Enea ^a   Romaggioli, Sara ^a   Baldini, Rossella ^a   Chiesa, Claudio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF TRANSLATIONAL PHARMACOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Eradication treatment; Helicobacter pylori; Prevention; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BACTERIOCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; LANSOPRAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TINIDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION CONTROL; LACTOBACILLUS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUCUS SECRETION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCORING SYSTEM; UREA BREATH TEST;

CHILDREN; ERADICATION TREATMENT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PREVENTION; PROBIOTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892839189     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i3.673     Document Type: Article

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