Rapid review shows that probiotics and fermented infant formulas do not cause d-lactic acidosis in healthy children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1322-1326

  Lukasik J ^a   Salminen, S ^b   Szajewska, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acidosis; d lactic acid; Fermented infant formulas; Infant formulas; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM SUBSP. INFANTIS; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FERMENTED PRODUCT; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY EXCRETION; CHEMISTRY; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT HEALTH; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85045906881     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.14338     Document Type: Review

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