Effects of zinc or synbiotic on the duration of diarrhea in children with acute infectious diarrhea

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Yazar A. S., Guven S., DİNLEYİCİ E. Ç.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.27, sa.6, ss.537-540, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjg.2016.16396
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.537-540
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Synbiotics, zinc, acute diarrhea, children, RANDOMIZED CLINICAL-TRIAL, ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS, CHILDHOOD PNEUMONIA, MALNUTRITION, DEFICIENCY
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/Aims: Probiotic effects on acute infectious diarrhea are strain(s) specific, and all formulations should be evaluated by clinical trials. We aimed to evaluate the effect of a synbiotic preparation on the duration of diarrhea in children compared to a zinc suspension.