Beneficial Microbes, XXX June 2012 2012; 3(2): 29-34
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Wageningen Academic P u b l i s h e r s
Oral consumption of potential probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii strain Unique 28 in patients with acute diarrhoea: a clinical report M. Ratna Sudha1, S. Bhonagiri2 and M. Asin Kumar3 1Centre
for Research & Development, Unique Biotech Limited, SP Biotech Park, Phase-II, Plot-2, Shameerpet, Hyderabad 500078, AP, India; 2Medipoint Hospital Pvt. Ltd., 411007 Pune, Maharashtra, India; 3Government LTMG Hospital, Department of Medicine and Nephrology, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India;
[email protected] Received: 25 November 2011 / Accepted: 25 February 2012 © 2012 Wageningen Academic Publishers
Abstract This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Saccharomyces boulardii strain Unique 28 in patients suffering from acute diarrhoea. A total of 25 patients (average age 30.72±4.38 years) with symptoms of acute diarrhoea (≥3 loose motion in last 24 hours for
