Effects of zinc or synbiotic on the duration of diarrhea in children with acute infectious diarrhea
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.27, no.6, pp.537-540, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- 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
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- 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.