Lactobacillus fermentum MAK20L13F and Reduced Total Infections

• Human Milk Probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 Reduces the Incidence of Gastrointestinal and Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Infants

  • 2012-01
  • RCT
  • Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 54(1)
  • • J. Maldonado
    • F. Cañabate
    • L. Sempere
    • F. Vela
    • A. R. Sánchez
    • E. Narbona
    • E. López-Huertas
    • A. Geerlings
    • A. Valero
    • M. Olivares
    • F. Lara‐Villoslada

  • PubMed: 21873895
  • DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3182333f18

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Total Infections

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited

  The EG showed a significant 30% reduction in the total number of infections (EG: 1.464 ± 1.15, CG: 2.077 ± 1.59, IR ratio 0.70, 95% CI 0.46-1.38, P = 0.003) at the end of the study period compared with CG.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes