Multicentric study of the effect of milk fermented by Lactobacillus casei on the incidence of diarrhoea.

The aim of this study was to determine if supplementation of healthy children with milk fermented by yogurt cultures and Lactobacillus casei strain DN-114 001 could affect the incidence of acute diarrhoea when compared with traditional yogurt. The study was a multicentre, randomised, double-blind trial, conducted over four months, on 928 children aged, at inclusion, 6-24 months. The study consisted of two periods: supplementation and observation.

The effect of supplementation with milk fermented by Lactobacillus casei (strain DN-114 001) on acute diarrhoea in children attending day care centres.

The objective of this study was to determine if supplementation with milk fermented by yogurt cultures and Lactobacillus casei (strain DN-114 001) could lessen acute diarrhoea in healthy children. The study was conducted over six months, with 287 children aged 18.9 (SD 6.