Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children

© 2019 IEEE. Infections of the upper respiratory tract are very common in children. Clinical features and patterns of disease are different from those in adults. The common cold is responsible for the largest proportion of school and work absenteeism and causes a huge economic burden. None of the cu...

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Main Authors: Rungarun Churat, Chaiyavat Chaiyasut, Sasithorn Sirilun, Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-677342020-04-02T15:05:12Z Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children Rungarun Churat Chaiyavat Chaiyasut Sasithorn Sirilun Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn Computer Science Decision Sciences Engineering © 2019 IEEE. Infections of the upper respiratory tract are very common in children. Clinical features and patterns of disease are different from those in adults. The common cold is responsible for the largest proportion of school and work absenteeism and causes a huge economic burden. None of the current interventions is greatly effective for prevention. Our aim was to assess the efficacy of probiotic for prevention of common cold symptoms in healthy children. A randomized controlled trial was performed in a public school of Northeast Thailand. Children, aged 6-12 years, were randomized to receive either a probiotic or placebo given one a day for 1.5 months. The primary outcome was any symptom of cold during the 1.5 month study period while vomiting, diarrhea, use of antibiotics, school absence due to any cause, school absence due to cold and duration of all symptoms were secondary outcomes. A children probiotic given one a day for 1.5 months was able to reduce the symptoms of the common cold and school absenteeism in children. 2020-04-02T15:01:58Z 2020-04-02T15:01:58Z 2019-07-01 Conference Proceeding 2-s2.0-85078845956 10.1109/ECTI-CON47248.2019.8955384 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85078845956&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/67734
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Computer Science
Decision Sciences
Engineering
spellingShingle Computer Science
Decision Sciences
Engineering
Rungarun Churat
Chaiyavat Chaiyasut
Sasithorn Sirilun
Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn
Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children
description © 2019 IEEE. Infections of the upper respiratory tract are very common in children. Clinical features and patterns of disease are different from those in adults. The common cold is responsible for the largest proportion of school and work absenteeism and causes a huge economic burden. None of the current interventions is greatly effective for prevention. Our aim was to assess the efficacy of probiotic for prevention of common cold symptoms in healthy children. A randomized controlled trial was performed in a public school of Northeast Thailand. Children, aged 6-12 years, were randomized to receive either a probiotic or placebo given one a day for 1.5 months. The primary outcome was any symptom of cold during the 1.5 month study period while vomiting, diarrhea, use of antibiotics, school absence due to any cause, school absence due to cold and duration of all symptoms were secondary outcomes. A children probiotic given one a day for 1.5 months was able to reduce the symptoms of the common cold and school absenteeism in children.
format Conference Proceeding
author Rungarun Churat
Chaiyavat Chaiyasut
Sasithorn Sirilun
Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn
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Chaiyavat Chaiyasut
Sasithorn Sirilun
Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn
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title Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children
title_short Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children
title_full Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children
title_fullStr Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary study of probiotics in reducing common cold in children
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