Preventive effects of oral probiotic on infantile colic: A prospective, randomised, blinded, controlled trial using Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938

Beneficial Microbes

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 245-251

  Savino, F ^a   Ceratto, S ^a   Poggi, E ^b   Cartosio, M E ^c   Cordero di Montezemolo, L ^a   Giannattasio, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c General Paediatrician   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infantile colic; Pain relieving agents; Parental discomfort; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

CIMETROPIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SIMETHICONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE COLIC; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BREAST MILK; COLIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; PROBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84928893516     PISSN: 18762883     EISSN: 18762891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/BM2014.0090     Document Type: Article

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