Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Colonisation of the gastrointestinal tract by probiotic L. rhamnosus strains in acute diarrhoea in children.
Lactobacillus rhamnosus (573L/1-3) strains are considered effective in the treatment of rotaviral diarrhoea in children. The colonisation of the gastrointestinal (G. I.) tract by the Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains and the determining factors are discussed reporting data of a prospective, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized study in children between the 2nd month and 6th year of life with acute diarrhoea lasting not longer than 5 days. ⋯ L. rhamnosus strains are effective in colonising the G. I. tract during acute diarrhoea. Persistence of colonisation is dependent on the properties of administered probiotic strains.