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Lactobacillus reuteri reduces episodes of diarrhoea in healthy children

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 11, page 269 (2014)Cite this article

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A new study published in Pediatrics demonstrates that daily administration of the probiotic strain Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 to healthy children reduces episodes of acute diarrhoea. In addition, the treatment conferred a cost-saving benefit to the families and health-care system.

The investigators enrolled 336 children aged 6–36 months from different day-care centres in Mexico City and randomly assigned them to receive either a suspension of L. reuteri DSM 17938 (1 × 108 colony-forming units) or placebo (no probiotic strain included) each day. Children were treated for 3 months, with additional data collected 3 months after treatment concluded.

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  1. Gutierrez-Castrellon, P. et al. Diarrhea in preschool children and Lactobacillus reuteri: a randomized control trial. Pediatrics 10.1542/peds.2013-0652

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  1. Gillian Patman
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Patman, G. Lactobacillus reuteri reduces episodes of diarrhoea in healthy children. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 11, 269 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2014.49

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