Methodological quality of clinical practice guidelines on probiotics in acute gastroenteritis in children using the appraisal of guidelines for research & evaluation II instrument (AGREE II)
Abstract:Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) is one of the diseases that most frequently affects paediatric population. Successful treatment in AGE has been mainly based on prevention and treatment of its complications; however every day, we find more publications on the use of adjuvants to decrease its duration. Some probiotics report benefits, particularly in terms of reducing duration of the episode or stool frequency. We look for clinical guidelines that recommend their use in AGE in children and we assessed their methodol… Show more
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