Journal article
Emergency Department Treatment of Children With Diarrhea Who Attend Day Care
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Benefits associated with probiotic administration to children seeking emergency department care with diarrheal disease are unknown.
METHODS: In this 3-site, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, children aged 4 to 48 months with gastroenteritis were randomized to receive 5 days of placebo, low-dose (4 × 10(9) colony forming units per day), or high-dose (8 × 10(9) colony forming units per day) probiotic (Lactobacillus helveticus …
Authors
Freedman SB; Sherman PM; Willan A; Johnson D; Gouin S; Schuh S; Canada OBOPER
Journal
Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 54, No. 12, pp. 1158–1166
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
October 2015
DOI
10.1177/0009922815569200
ISSN
0009-9228