Publication: Lactobacillus GG and acute diarrhoea in young children in the tropics
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1996-01-01
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01426338
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. Vol.42, No.3 (1996), 162-165
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A. R. Pant, S. M. Graham, S. J. Allen, S. Harikul, A. Sabchareon, L. Cuevas, C. A. Hart Lactobacillus GG and acute diarrhoea in young children in the tropics. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. Vol.42, No.3 (1996), 162-165. doi:10.1093/tropej/42.3.162 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/17811
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Lactobacillus GG and acute diarrhoea in young children in the tropics
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A prospective, placebo controlled, triple blind clinical trial was undertaken in Thailand to determine the effect of Lactobacillus GG on recovery from acute diarrhoea in children. Thirty-nine children (mean age = 8 months) were enrolled and following rehydration received either oral Lactobacillus GG (n = 20) as a freeze-dried preparation or placebo (n = 19) twice daily for 2 days. The clinical characteristics of the study groups were similar. There was no significant difference overall in clinical response detected between the study groups. When only those with acute non-bloody diarrhoea (n = 26) were considered, the mean duration of diarrhoea was significantly shorter in the lactobacillus group (1.9 days) than in the placebo group (3.3 days) (P < 0.055). Stool frequency was less on the second day in the lactobacillus group (P < 0.05). The results suggest that Lactobacillus GG accelerates recovery from acute watery diarrhoea in young children in a tropical setting.