Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and Reduced Duration of Diarrhea

• Diarrhea in Preschool Children and Lactobacillus reuteri: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • 2014-04-01
  • RCT · n = 336
  • Pediatrics 133(4)
  • • P. Gutiérrez-Castrellón
    • G. López-Velázquez
    • Luisa Díaz-García
    • C. Jiménez-Gutiérrez
    • J. Mancilla-Ramírez
    • Juliana Estevez-Jiménez
    • M. Parra

  • PubMed: 24639271
  • DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0652

  12 Insights on

  • Reduced Duration of Diarrhea

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Highly Cited

  L reuteri DSM 17938 significantly reduced the frequency and duration of episodes of diarrhea and respiratory tract infection at both 3 and 6 months (P < .05).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  10^8 colony-forming unit

• Efficacy of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in Thai children with acute gastroenteritis and normal or mild dehydration in an outpatient setting: a randomized controlled trial.

  • 2025-06-07
  • RCT · n = 48
  • Journal of tropical pediatrics 71(4)
  • • Lakkana Rerksuppaphol
    • Sanguansak Rerksuppaphol

  • PubMed: 40618229
  • DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmaf027

  4 Insights on

  • Reduced Duration of Diarrhea

  • High evidence

  The median time for diarrhoea to be resolved was significantly shorter in the L. reuteri group compared to the control (48 and 60 h, respectively, P-value = .042).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes