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- Title
Probiotics and the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Infants and Children.
- Authors
Johnston, Bradley C.; Goldenberg, Joshua Z.; Parkin, Patricia C.
- Abstract
<bold>Clinical Question: </bold>In children prescribed an antibiotic, is the co-administration of a probiotic associated with lower rates of antibiotic-associated diarrhea without an increase in clinically important adverse events?<bold>Bottom Line: </bold>Moderate-quality evidence suggests that probiotics are associated with lower rates of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children (aged 1 month to 18 years) without an increase in adverse events.
- Subjects
PROBIOTICS; DIARRHEA in children; RANDOM effects model; ANTIBIOTICS; PEDIATRIC gastroenterology; PREVENTION
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2016, Vol 316, Issue 14, p1484
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2016.11838