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, vol.27, no.6, pp.537-540, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2016.16396
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.537-540
  • Keywords: Synbiotics, zinc, acute diarrhea, children, RANDOMIZED CLINICAL-TRIAL, ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS, CHILDHOOD PNEUMONIA, MALNUTRITION, DEFICIENCY
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.