A Summary of a Cochrane Review: Probiotics to Prevent Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
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Citation Global Adv Health Med. 2015;4(6):18-19. DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.107 INTRoDUCTIoN Review authors in the Cochrane Collaboration conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effects of probiotics to prevent acute upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) such as the common cold and acute sinusitis in people at average risk of a URTI. After extensive searching for all relevant studies, the authors identified 12 randomized controlled trials that tested the effects of different types of probiotics on the development or duration of a URTI episode. Six studies were in children, 3 in adults, and 2 in older people. This summary presents the findings from this review.
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The Effect of Probiotics for Preventing Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Editor's note: This is a summary of a nursing care-related systematic review from the Cochrane Library. For more information, see http://nursingcare.cochrane.org.
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