Probiotics in the Treatment of Acute Diarrhea in Young Children

Background: Well-controlled clinical studies in the developedworld have shown that probiotics can shorten the duration ofacute non-bacterial diarrhea. We aimed to evaluate the efficacyof a probiotic consisting of a mixture of Lactobacillus acidophilusand Bifidobacterium bifidum in the treatment of y...

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Main Authors: Toktam Moghiman, Farahzad Jabbari, Hamid Ahanchian, Reza Farid, Hamid Reza Kianifar, Armin Sistanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2009-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/34_3_08-Dr_%20Ahanchian.pdf