Journal article
Probiotics for the prevention of allergy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Allergic diseases are considered a health burden because of their high and constantly increasing prevalence, high direct and indirect costs, and undesirable effects on quality of life. Probiotics have been suggested as an intervention to prevent allergic diseases.
OBJECTIVE: We sought to synthesize the evidence supporting use of probiotics for the prevention of allergies and inform World Allergy Organization guidelines on probiotic …
Authors
Cuello-Garcia CA; Brożek JL; Fiocchi A; Pawankar R; Yepes-Nuñez JJ; Terracciano L; Gandhi S; Agarwal A; Zhang Y; Schünemann HJ
Journal
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 136, No. 4, pp. 952–961
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.jaci.2015.04.031
ISSN
0091-6749