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    Diarrhea in Preschool Children and Lactobacillus reuteri: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Pedro Gutierrez-Castrellon, Gabriel Lopez-Velazquez, Luisa Diaz-Garcia, Carlos Jimenez-Gutierrez, Javier Mancilla-Ramirez, Juliana Estevez-Jimenez, Minerva Parra
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    OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether daily administration of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 reduces the frequency and duration of diarrheal episodes and other health outcomes in day school children in Mexico.

    METHODS: Healthy children (born at term, aged 6–36 months) attending day care centers were enrolled in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. They received L reuteri DSM 17938 (dose 108 colony-forming unit; n = 168) or identical placebo (n = 168) by mouth, daily for 3 months, after which they were followed-up after a further 3 months without supplementation.

    RESULTS: Data from all children were included in the final analysis. L reuteri DSM 17938 significantly reduced the frequency and duration of episodes of diarrhea and respiratory tract infection at both 3 and 6 months (P < .05). Additionally, the number of doctor visits, antibiotic use, absenteeism from day school and parental absenteeism from work were significantly reduced in the L reuteri group (P < .05). A cost-benefit analysis revealed significant reductions in costs in the L reuteri-treated children. No adverse events related to the study product were reported.

    CONCLUSIONS: In healthy children attending day care centers, daily administration of L reuteri DSM 17938 had a significant effect in reducing episodes and duration of diarrhea and respiratory tract infection, with consequent cost savings for the community.

    • Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938
    • diarrhea
    • children
    • Accepted January 13, 2014.
    • Copyright © 2014 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
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    Pedro Gutierrez-Castrellon, Gabriel Lopez-Velazquez, Luisa Diaz-Garcia, Carlos Jimenez-Gutierrez, Javier Mancilla-Ramirez, Juliana Estevez-Jimenez, Minerva Parra
    Pediatrics Mar 2014, peds.2013-0652; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0652

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    Diarrhea in Preschool Children and Lactobacillus reuteri: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Pedro Gutierrez-Castrellon, Gabriel Lopez-Velazquez, Luisa Diaz-Garcia, Carlos Jimenez-Gutierrez, Javier Mancilla-Ramirez, Juliana Estevez-Jimenez, Minerva Parra
    Pediatrics Mar 2014, peds.2013-0652; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-0652
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