Lactobacillus rhamnosus R0343ND and No Improvement in Birch-Pollen Allergy Symptoms

• No effect of oral treatment with an intestinal bacterial strain, Lactobacillus rhamnosus (ATCC 53103), on birch‐pollen allergy: a placebo‐controlled double‐blind study

  • 2002-03
  • RCT
  • Allergy 57(3)
  • • T. Helin
    • Sauli Haahtela
    • T. Haahtela

  • PubMed: 11906339
  • DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.1s3299.x

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  • No Improvement in Birch-Pollen Allergy Symptoms

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited
  • Clinical

  The treatment did not alleviate the symptoms of the patients or reduce their use of medication during the birch-pollen season or the subsequent 2 months.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small