Predictors of Adherence to Short-Course Probiotics Among Children with Gastroenteritis who are Enrolled in a Clinical Trial.

Katrina F HurleyEleanor A FitzpatrickJianling XieSarah UrquhartKen J FarionSerge GouinSuzanne SchuhNaveen PoonaiStephen Freedman

Published in: Clinical and investigative medicine. Medecine clinique et experimentale (2023)

Longer duration of diarrhea and study site were associated with higher probiotic adherence. Age 12-23 months, severe dehydration and greater number of vomiting and diarrhea episodes post enrolment negatively predicted treatment adherence.

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