Effectiveness and safety of Saccharomyces boulardii for acute infectious diarrhea
EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY, vol.12, no.4, pp.395-410, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 12 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.1517/14712598.2012.664129
- Journal Name: EXPERT OPINION ON BIOLOGICAL THERAPY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.395-410
- Keywords: acute diarrhea, gastroenteritis, rotavirus, Saccharomyces boulardii, ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS, CLINICAL-EFFICACY, DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES, CHILDHOOD DIARRHEA, CONTROLLED-TRIAL, BLOODY DIARRHEA, OPEN-LABEL, CHILDREN, PROBIOTICS, MANAGEMENT
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Acute diarrhea continues to be a leading cause of morbidity, hospitalization and mortality worldwide and probiotics have been proposed as a complementary therapy in the treatment of acute diarrhea. Regarding the treatment of acute diarrhea, a few probiotics including Saccharomyces boulardii seem to be promising therapeutic agents.