A double-blind, controlled trial of bioflorin (Streptococcus faecium SF68) in adults with acute diarrhea due to Vibrio cholerae and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorMitra, Amal K.-
dc.contributor.authorRabbani, Golam H.-
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-04T03:19:09Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-04T03:19:09Z-
dc.date.issued1990-10-
dc.identifier.citationGastroenterology 1990 Oct;99(4):1149-52en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3937-
dc.description.abstractThe therapeutic efficacy of Bioflorin (Streptococcus faecium SF68; Gipharmex, Milan, Italy) in acute watery diarrhea was evaluated in 183 Bangladeshi adults. Vibrio cholerae organisms were isolated from stool cultures in 114 patients, and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli organisms were isolated in 41. In addition to IV rehydration, patients were randomly assigned to receive either capsules of Bioflorin containing 1 X 10(9) of live SF68 or capsules of placebo containing killed SF68 once every 8 hours for 3 days. No other drugs were allowed during this period. Bioflorin was well tolerated. It is concluded that Bioflorin has no demonstrable antidiarrheal property in adults with acute diarrhea due to V. cholerae or enterotoxigenic E. coli infectionen
dc.format.extent187545 bytes-
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf-
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectAntidiarrhealsen
dc.subjectBacterial Vaccines/en
dc.subjectCholeraen
dc.subjectDiarrhea-prevention & controlen
dc.subjectDouble-Blind Methoden
dc.subjectEscherichia coli Infectionsen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectMaleen
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicen
dc.titleA double-blind, controlled trial of bioflorin (Streptococcus faecium SF68) in adults with acute diarrhea due to Vibrio cholerae and enterotoxigenic Escherichia colien
dc.typeArticleen
Appears in Collections:A. Original papers

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
1990-Gastroenterology-1149-MitraAK.pdf183.15 kBAdobe PDFView/Open    Request a copy


This item is protected by original copyright