TY - JOUR T1 - <em>Lactobacillus GG</em> reduced diarrhoea incidence in children treated with antibiotics JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 113 LP - 113 DO - 10.1136/ebm.5.4.113 VL - 5 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/07/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/5/4/113.abstract N2 - (1999) J Pediatr 135, 564; Vanderhoof JA, Whitney DB, Antonson DL, et al.. Lactobacillus GG in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children.. Nov;. :. –8.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
 
 QUESTION: In children being treated with antibiotics, does co-administration of Lactobacillus GG (LGG) reduce the incidence of diarrhoea? Randomised (allocation concealed*), blinded (clinicians, patients, and outcome assessors),* placebo controlled trial with 10 day follow up. Primary care paediatric practice in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. 202 children between 6 months and 10 years of age who had an acute infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, soft tissues, or skin and were prescribed a 10 day course of antibiotics. Exclusion criteria were chronic disease, serious acute infection, or diarrhoea at the start of antibiotic administration. 188 children (93%) (median age 4 y, 55% girls) completed the study. Children were allocated to LGG … ER -