Probiotic supplementation reduces the duration and incidence of infections but not severity in elite rugby union players

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 356-360

  Haywood, Brylee A ^a   Black, Katherine E ^a   Baker, Dane ^b   McGarvey, James ^b   Healey, Phil ^b   Brown, Rachel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Chiefs Rugby Franchise ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Supplements; Team sports; Training; Upper respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHEST INFECTION; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COUGHING; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE IRRITATION; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MEASLES; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RASH; RHINORRHEA; RUGBY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INFECTION; SNEEZING; SORE THROAT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOTBALL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902475853     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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