Lactobacillus brevis MAK11L82B and Reduced Incidence of Influenza

• Effects of probiotic Lactobacillus brevis KB290 on incidence of influenza infection among schoolchildren: an open-label pilot study

  • 2014-12-01
  • RCT · n = 1,783
  • Letters in Applied Microbiology 59(6)
  • • Naoko Waki
    • Mai Matsumoto
    • Y. Fukui
    • H. Suganuma

  • PubMed: 25294223
  • DOI: 10.1111/lam.12340

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  • Reduced Incidence of Influenza

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Highly Cited
  • Children

  We demonstrated a reduction in the incidence of influenza in 1089 schoolchildren by continual intake of a probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus brevis KB290 (KB290).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes