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Effects of Saccharomyces boulardii in children with acute diarrhoea

Zafer Kurugöl, Güldane Koturoğlu

Acta Paediatrica · 2005 · 130 citations · 8 references

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Abstract

The placebo-controlled study suggested that S. boulardii significantly reduced the duration of acute diarrhoea and the duration of hospital stay. S. boulardii seems to be a promising agent for the amelioration of the course of acute diarrhoea in children when used therapeutically.

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