A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children

Probiotics have been extensively used and may be effective in alleviating symptoms and reducing the occurrences of gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, but their efficacy remains controversial due to strain and host dependency. Children who are attending day care centres have 1.5 to 3.0 times...

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Main Author: Lau, Amy Sie Yik
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/43608/1/AMY%20LAU%20SIE%20YIK.pdf
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description Probiotics have been extensively used and may be effective in alleviating symptoms and reducing the occurrences of gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, but their efficacy remains controversial due to strain and host dependency. Children who are attending day care centres have 1.5 to 3.0 times higher risk of getting respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases than those who are not attending day care centres. This randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial which was carried out for a period of 10 months was aimed to evaluate the effects of oral administration of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 in preventing acute diarrhea and/or respiratory-related diseases among young children in Malaysia.
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spelling usm.eprints-436082019-04-12T05:24:52Z http://eprints.usm.my/43608/ A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children Lau, Amy Sie Yik T1-995 Technology(General) Probiotics have been extensively used and may be effective in alleviating symptoms and reducing the occurrences of gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases, but their efficacy remains controversial due to strain and host dependency. Children who are attending day care centres have 1.5 to 3.0 times higher risk of getting respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases than those who are not attending day care centres. This randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled trial which was carried out for a period of 10 months was aimed to evaluate the effects of oral administration of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 in preventing acute diarrhea and/or respiratory-related diseases among young children in Malaysia. 2018-03 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/43608/1/AMY%20LAU%20SIE%20YIK.pdf Lau, Amy Sie Yik (2018) A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children
title A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children
title_full A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children
title_fullStr A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children
title_full_unstemmed A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children
title_short A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study On The Efficacy Of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 In Reducing Symptoms Of Respiratory And Gastrointestinal Diseases Among Young Children
title_sort randomized double blind placebo controlled study on the efficacy of bifidobacterium longum bb536 in reducing symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases among young children
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