INVESTIGADORES
APELLA Maria Cristina
artículos
Título:
Probiotics bacteriotherapy of chronic infantile diarrhea
Autor/es:
GONZÁLEZ S. N.; LOCASCIO M.; BRU E.; APELLA M. C.; OLIVER G.
Revista:
INTERCIENCIA
Editorial:
Asociación Interciencia
Referencias:
Lugar: Caracas; Año: 2002 vol. 27 p. 365 - 368
ISSN:
0378-1844
Resumen:
A probiotic therapy based on the administration of a dairy product containing Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus acidophilus was used against chronic diarrhea of 170 infants aging from 4 months - 4 years. The mean period during which the children suffered from diarrhea before the start of the probiotic treatment was of about 50 days. After 4 days of therapy the Guillermo Oliver. Ph.D. National University of Litoral. Superior Researcher, CONICET. Emeritus Professor, UNT. clinical symptoms had been eliminated. Until the end of the study none of the patients suffered a relapse. Bacterial counts in the feces suggested that the probiotic lactobacilli had restored the normal intestinal lactobacillus flora. The fermented product tested in this work can be considered a beneficial food.
