Probiotics and vitamin C for the prevention of respiratory tract infections in children attending preschool: A randomised controlled pilot study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 373-379

  Garaiova, I ^a   Muchova J ^b   Nagyova Z ^c   Wang, D ^d   Li, J V ^e   Orszaghova Z ^b   Michael, D R ^a   Plummer, S F ^a   murackova Z ^b  

^a CULTECH LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava   (Slovakia)

^c Juvenalia Paediatric Centre   (Slovakia)

^d LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; VITAMIN;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; URINALYSIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; COMPLICATION; COUGH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SCHOOL;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS SUBSP. LACTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS;

ABSENTEEISM; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBIOTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SCHOOLS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84924570939     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.174     Document Type: Article

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