Acute diarrhea is common, particularly among children. Treatment usually consists of
replacing lost fluids and maintaining hydration, often with oral rehydration solutions. These …

Acute diarrhea is common, particularly among children. Treatment usually consists of
replacing lost fluids and maintaining hydration, often with oral rehydration solutions. These …

Not all commercially available probiotic preparations are effective for children with acute
diarrhoea, as their efficacy is related to the individual bacterial strains, according to …

Our objective was to determine the efficacy of probiotic use in reducing the duration of
increased stool output in children with acute diarrheal illness. Eligible studies were limited to …

Aim: To determine outcome of probiotics in treatment of acute diarrhea in children aged 6
months to 5 years as compared to control Setting: Department of Pediatrics, Khyber …

Objective To compare the efficacy of five probiotic preparations recommended to parents in
the treatment of acute diarrhoea in children. Design Randomised controlled clinical trial in …

Background Diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in
developing countries. Probiotics, recognized as living microorganisms, are known to …

Probiotics have become increasingly popular and are now promoted as having a wide
range of benefits. Probiotics are generally very well tolerated and safe but many of the …

different preparations children: randomised clinical trial of five Probiotics for treatment of
acute diarrhoea in Page 1 doi:10.1136/bmj.39272.581736.55 published online 9 Aug 2007; …

Results Median duration of diarrhea was significantly shorter (P<. 001) in children who
received L rhamnosus strain GG (78.5 hours) and the mix of the 4 bacterial strains (70.0 …