Probiotics' efficacy in paediatric diseases: which is the evidence? A critical review on behalf of the Italian Society of Pediatrics

• Main Authors: Massimo Martinelli (Author), Giuseppe Banderali (Author), Marisa Bobbio (Author), Elisa Civardi (Author), Alberto Chiara (Author), Sofia D'Elios (Author), Andrea Lo Vecchio (Author), Mattia Olivero (Author), Diego Peroni (Author), Claudio Romano (Author), Mauro Stronati (Author), Renato Turra (Author), Irene Viola (Author), Annamaria Staiano (Author), Alberto Villani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract During the last decade several paediatric studies have been published with different possible indications for probiotics, leading to a global increase of probiotics' market. Nevertheless, different study designs, multiple single/combined strains and small sample size still leave many u...