Effect of probiotics in the prevention of infection in children

• Main Authors: Iva Hojsak, Sanja Kolaček
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2013-10-01
• Series: Zdravniški Vestnik
• Subjects: probiotics; infection; prevention; children
• Online Access: http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/698

<p class="AbstractANGClanekAbstract"><span lang="EN-US">Several well-designed randomized controlled trials confirmed the beneficial effects of certain probiotic strains in specific clinical indications. One indication, which is of special interest for pediatricians, is the prevention of infections in children. Children who are especially prone to infections, in developed countries, are hospitalized children and children who attend day care centers. Therefore, the aim of this review was to summarize all currently available randomized controlled trails and meta-analysis on the role of different probiotic strains in the prevention of gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infection in hospitalized children and children attending day care centers.</span></p>