Main Research Contents:
To evaluate the effectiveness of LGG in treating AGE in children.
Main Research Findings:
Lactobacillus GG reduces the duration of diarrhoea. A subset of patients that is more likely to benefit includes subjects treated with a high daily dose of LGG (≥1010 CFU/day) who are either in-patients or out-patients from geographical Europe.
H. Szajewska et al.
Meta-analysis: Lactobacillus GG for treating acute gastroenteritis in children – updated analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 38: 467-476