Open AccessA Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Lactobacillus acidophilus for the Treatment of Acute Watery Diarrhea in Vietnamese Children
Author(s) -
Tran Thi Hong Chau,
Nguyen Ngoc Minh Chau,
Nikitina Le,
Phat Voong Vinh,
Nguyen Thi Nguyen To,
Nguyễn Minh Ngọc,
Ha Manh Tuan,
Tang Le Chau Ngoc,
Marion-Eliëtte Kolader,
Jeremy Farrar,
Marcel Wolbers,
Guy Thwaites,
Stephen Baker
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000001712
Subject(s) - lactobacillus acidophilus , vietnamese , placebo , double blind , diarrhea , randomized controlled trial , medicine , probiotic , biology , alternative medicine , bacteria , philosophy , pathology , genetics , linguistics
Probiotics are the most frequently prescribed treatment for children hospitalized with diarrhea in Vietnam. We were uncertain of the benefits of probiotics for the treatment of acute watery diarrhea in Vietnamese children.