Are probiotics effective for treating acute infectious diarrhoea? Evidence Update, Other Infectious Diseases Series, January 2011

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2011
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Jones, B.

Abstract

Each Evidence Update is a 2-page summary of a Cochrane Review of healthcare interventions relevant to people in low-income and middle-income countries. This Evidence Update is adapted from Allen SJ, Martinez EG, Gregorio GV, Dans LF. Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD003048. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003048.pub3. Probiotics shorten the length of illness in people with acute infectious diarrhoea.

Citation

Jones, B. Are probiotics effective for treating acute infectious diarrhoea? Evidence Update, Other Infectious Diseases Series, January 2011. Effective Health Care Research Programme Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK (2011) 2 pp.

Are probiotics effective for treating acute infectious diarrhoea? Evidence Update, Other Infectious Diseases Series, January 2011

Published 1 January 2011
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