Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus Placebo for Acute Gastroenteritis in Children

Acute gastroenteritis is a common illness, and treatment with probiotics is common. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, treatment with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG was found to afford no benefit in reducing symptoms associated with acute gastroenteritis in children.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2018-11, Vol.379 (21), p.2002-2014
Hauptverfasser:	Schnadower, David, Tarr, Phillip I, Casper, T. Charles, Gorelick, Marc H, Dean, J. Michael, O’Connell, Karen J, Mahajan, Prashant, Levine, Adam C, Bhatt, Seema R, Roskind, Cindy G, Powell, Elizabeth C, Rogers, Alexander J, Vance, Cheryl, Sapien, Robert E, Olsen, Cody S, Metheney, Melissa, Dickey, Viani P, Hall-Moore, Carla, Freedman, Stephen B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Antibiotics Caregivers Child, Preschool Children Childrens health Diarrhea Diarrhea - etiology Diarrhea - therapy Double-Blind Method Emergency medical care Female Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis - complications Gastroenteritis - therapy Gastrointestinal diseases Humans Infant Infections Lactobacillus rhamnosus Male Pediatrics Probiotics Probiotics - therapeutic use Prospective Studies Treatment Failure Vomiting Vomiting - etiology Vomiting - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Acute gastroenteritis is a common illness, and treatment with probiotics is common. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, treatment with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG was found to afford no benefit in reducing symptoms associated with acute gastroenteritis in children.
ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMoa1802598