| Title |
Assessment of Efficacy of BLIS-Producing Probiotic K12 for the Prevention of Group A Streptococcus Pharyngitis: a Short Communication
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12602-018-9398-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Francesco Di Pierro |
| Abstract |
The neutral outcome of the recently reported school-based trial of probiotic K12 (The effect of the oral probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 on group A streptococcus pharyngitis: a pragmatic trial in schools) can be attributed at least partially to several readily identifiable confounding factors. Mainly, the execution and outcome were negatively impacted by (a) the suboptimal efficacy and frequency of K12 administration, (b) the failure both clinically and microbiologically to adequately diagnose and distinguish active group A streptococci (GAS) pharyngitis from harmless GAS carriage, and |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 17 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | 2 | 12% |
| Professor | 2 | 12% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 12% |
| Unknown | 8 | 47% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 41% |
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