A probiotic containing L. plantarum and P. acidilactici strains for treating upper respiratory infection in children aged 6 months to 5 years: a randomized, double-blind trial
• In children with URI with pharyngitis, as diagnosed by a specialist, intervention with said probiotic formula reduced the duration both of fever and of pain/discomfort, compared to placebo. Results were robust to sensitivity analyses by age, sex, number of recent URIs, and by most prevalent causative viruses in the study population.
Authors
- Jordi Espadaler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0128-8363)
- Marı́a Rodrı́guez-Palmero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3727-315X)
- José Vicente Carratalá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-2939)
- Diana Andrade‐Platas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6034-176X)
Institutions
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (ES)
- Hospital Médica Sur (MX)
- AB-Biotics (Spain) (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06587-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16