Probiotics in respiratory virus infections

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1289-1302

  Lehtoranta, L ^a   Pitkaranta A ^b,c   Korpela, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; ANIMAL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; PROBIOTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84903820801     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2086-y     Document Type: Review

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