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LOCASCIO, Mónica et al. Probiotic bacteriotherapy in chronic infantilediarrhea. INCI [online]. 2002, vol.27, n.7, pp.365-368. ISSN 0378-1844.

A probiotic therapy based on the administration of a dairy product containing Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus acidophilus was used against chronic diarrhea of 170 infants aging from 4 months - 4 years. The mean period during which the children suffered from diarrhea before the start of the probiotic treatment was of about 50 days. After 4 days of therapy the clinical symptoms had been eliminated. Until the end of the study none of the patients suffered a relapse. Bacterial counts in the feces suggested that the probiotic lactobacilli had restored the normal intestinal lactobacillus flora. The fermented product tested in this work can be considered a beneficial food.

Palavras-chave : Bacteriotherapy ; Fermented Milk ; Infantile Chronic Diarrhea ; Probiotics .