2013
DOI: 10.1017/s0029665113000128
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Bifidobacterium longum bv. infantis CCUG 52486 combined with gluco-oligosaccharide significantly reduces the duration of self-reported cold and flu-like symptoms among healthy older adults after seasonal influenza vaccination

Abstract: The potential health benefits of both pre-and probiotics have expanded in recent years from maintaining bowel regularity and a balance of gut microflora to improving micronutrient status and immune function. There is particular interest in the positive influences of pre-and probiotics in older people, who are subject to alteration in gut microbiota composition and also to immunosenescence (deterioration and dysregulation of the immune system). The PRIMAGE study is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled… Show more

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