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World J Clin Cases. Apr 26, 2020; 8(8): 1361-1384
Published online Apr 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1361
Published online Apr 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1361
Ref. | Design | n | VSL#3 intake |
Mittal et al[136], 2011 | RCT | 322 patients were screened for MHE; 160 patients were found to have MHE and included in the trial | 3 mo with 1.1 × 1011 CFU twice a day |
Lunia et al[137], 2014 | RCT | 160 with cirrhosis without OHE (including 86 in treatment group, 42 with MHE; 74 in control group, 33 with MHE) | 3 mo with 1 capsule 3 times a day, the dose was not clear |
Dhiman et al[138], 2014 | RCT | 130 with cirrhosis who had recovered from HE (including 66 with VSL#3, 64 with placebo) | 6 mo with 9 × 1011 CFU a day |
Pratap Mouli et al[135], 2015 | RCT | 227 with CLD were screened for MHE; 120 were diagnosed with MHE; 40 in the lactulose group and 33 in the VSL#3 group completed | 2 mo with 4.5 × 1011 CFU a day |
- Citation: Cheng FS, Pan D, Chang B, Jiang M, Sang LX. Probiotic mixture VSL#3: An overview of basic and clinical studies in chronic diseases. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(8): 1361-1384
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v8/i8/1361.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i8.1361