Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 and Reduced Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Episode

• Comparison of two probiotics in follow-on formula: Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 reduced upper respiratory tract infections in Chinese infants.

  • 2022-10-04
  • RCT · n = 192
  • Beneficial microbes 13(4)
  • • J Dekker
    • M Quilter
    • H Qian

  • PubMed: 36004715
  • DOI: 10.3920/bm2022.0041

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  • Reduced Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Episode

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Infants

  A similar trend was observed for parentally reported URTIs, with 25.0% in the control group, compared with 14.1% in the HN001 group (P=0.119) and 9.4% in the HN019 group (P=0.019).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  10^6 cfu/g in follow-on formula