Lactobacillus paracasei VPro 224 and Reduced Stool Output in Nonrotavirus Diarrhea

• Lactobacillus paracasei Strain ST11 Has No Effect on Rotavirus but Ameliorates the Outcome of Nonrotavirus Diarrhea in Children From Bangladesh

  • 2005-08-01
  • RCT · n = 230
  • Pediatrics 116(2)
  • • S. Sarker
    • S. Sultana
    • G. Fuchs
    • N. Alam
    • T. Azim
    • H. Brüssow
    • L. Hammarström

  • PubMed: 15995003
  • DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2334

  9 Insights on

  • Reduced Stool Output in Nonrotavirus Diarrhea

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited

  the probiotic treatment did significantly reduce cumulative stool output (225 +/- 218 vs 381 +/- 240 mL/kg)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes