Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 and Reduced Fever Duration

• Effects of a Lactobacilli Probiotic on Reducing Duration of URTI and Fever, and Use of URTI-Associated Medicine: A Re-Analysis of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

  • 2021-03-04
  • RCT · n = 109
  • Microorganisms 9(3)
  • • Tatiana Altadill
    • Jordi Espadaler Mazo
    • M. Liong

  • PubMed: 33806508
  • DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9030528

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  • Reduced Fever Duration

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Our re-analyses found probiotic administration significantly reduced the proportion of patient days of URTI and of fever (all *p* < 0.05).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes