The role of probiotics and prebiotics in the prevention of infections in child day-care centres

Beneficial Microbes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 181-183

  Weizman, Z ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Day care centres; Infection; Prebiotics; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DAY CARE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84928897124     PISSN: 18762883     EISSN: 18762891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/BM2014.0101     Document Type: Review

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