Does probiotic milk prevent infections in children attending daycare centres?

Coulthard, Mark G; Mellis, Craig M

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06446.x

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Trial: Hatakka K, Savilahti E, Pönkä A, et al. Effect of long term consumption of probiotic milk on infections in children attending day care centres: double blind, randomised trial. BMJ 2001; 322: 1327-1329.

In children attending daycare centres (population), does long term consumption of probiotic milk (intervention) prevent infections (outcome)?

1 Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
2 School of Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD.

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