Open AccessLactobacillus GG Administered in Oral Rehydration Solution to Children with Acute Diarrhea: A Multicenter European Trial
Author(s) -
Stefano Guandalini,
Licia Pensabene,
Mona Abu Zikri,
Jorge Amil Dias,
L Gobio Casali,
Harm Hoekstra,
Sanja Kolaček,
Karin Massar,
Dušanka Mičetić-Turk,
Alexandra Papadopoulou,
J. M. C. Sousa,
Bhupinder Sandhu,
Hania Szajewska,
Zvi Weizman
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200001000-00018
Subject(s) - medicine , diarrhea , rotavirus , placebo , acute diarrhea , probiotic , multicenter trial , lactobacillus rhamnosus , gastroenterology , antibiotics , randomized controlled trial , pediatrics , multicenter study , biology , bacteria , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology
The probiotic Lactobacillus GG is effective in promoting a more rapid recovery of acute, watery diarrhea in children with rotavirus enteritis. Very limited information is available, however, on the potential role of such agents in non-rotaviral diarrheal episodes. Furthermore, no evidence is available concerning the efficacy of Lactobacillus GG administered in the oral rehydration solution during oral rehydration therapy. A multicenter trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Lactobacillus GG administered in the oral rehydration solution to patients with acute-onset diarrhea of all causes.