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- Title
Impact of Lactoferrin Supplementation on Growth and Prevalence of Giardia Colonization in Children.
- Authors
Ochoa, Theresa J.; Chea-Woo, Elsa; Campos, Miguel; Pecho, Iris; Prada, Ana; McMahon, Robert J.; Cleary, Thomas G.
- Abstract
We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial comparing supplementation with bovine lactoferrin versus placebo for the prevention of diarrhea in children. Comparison of overall diarrhea incidence and prevalence rates found no significant difference between the 2 groups. However, there was a lower prevalence of colonization with Giardia species and better growth among children in the lactoferrin group.
- Subjects
CLINICAL trials; LACTOFERRIN; PLACEBOS; DIARRHEA prevention; DIARRHEA in children; GIARDIA; PROTEIN binding; GASTROENTERITIS; CHRONIC diseases; PEDIATRIC gastroenterology
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 12, p1881
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1086/588476