Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics in childhood diarrhea

Abstract Acute diarrhea is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality attributed to infections in children under five years of age worldwide, with 1.7 million annual estimated cases and more than 500,000 deaths. Although hydroelectrolytic replacement is the gold standard in treating diarrhe...

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Main Authors: E.M.S. Martins, L.C. Nascimento da Silva, M.S. Carmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2024-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2024000100302&lng=en&tlng=en