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Article: Lactobacillus GG prevents diarrhoea in kids
- Article from:
- Inpharma Weekly
- Article date:
- August 2, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Wolters Kluwer Health Adis International Aug 2, 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain GG effectively reduces the risk of any diarrhoea in children undergoing antibacterial therapy for common infectious diseases, shows a study conducted in Poland.
A total of 240 children (aged 3 months to 14 years) with common infections* were randomly assigned to receive Lactobacillus CC (n = 120) or placebo taken orally twice daily for the duration of oral or IV antibacterial therapy. Overall, diarrhoea was diagnosed in 29 of 240 children (12%); and antibacterial-associated diarrhoea in 12 (5%). The addition of Lactobacillus CC to the antibacterial therapy reduced the risk of any ...