Randomised clinical trial: Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 vs. placebo in children with acute diarrhoea--a double-blind study.
- 2012-06-11
- RCT
- Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 36(4)
- R Francavilla
- E Lionetti
- S Castellaneta
- F Ciruzzi
- F Indrio
- A Masciale
- C Fontana
- M M La Rosa
- L Cavallo
- A Francavilla
- PubMed: 22680836
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2012.05180.x
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
- Clinical
Lactobacillus reuteri significantly reduced the duration of watery diarrhoea as compared with placebo (2.1 ± 1.7 days vs. 3.3 ± 2.1 days; P < 0.03)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 4 × 10^8 colony-forming units/day