Randomized trial of probiotics and calcium on diarrhea and respiratory tract infections in Indonesian children
R Agustina, FJ Kok, O Van De Rest, U Fahmida… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of calcium and probiotics on the incidence and
duration of acute diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in low-
socioeconomic communities of Jakarta, Indonesia. METHODS: We conducted a 6-month,
double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 494 healthy children aged 1 to 6 years who
received low-lactose milk with low calcium content (LC;∼ 50 mg/day; n= 124), regular
calcium content (RC;∼ 440 mg/day; n= 126), RC with 5.108 colony-forming units per day of …
duration of acute diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) in low-
socioeconomic communities of Jakarta, Indonesia. METHODS: We conducted a 6-month,
double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 494 healthy children aged 1 to 6 years who
received low-lactose milk with low calcium content (LC;∼ 50 mg/day; n= 124), regular
calcium content (RC;∼ 440 mg/day; n= 126), RC with 5.108 colony-forming units per day of …