| cost-benefit analysis of the probiotic treatment of children hospitalized for acute diarrhea in bangkok, thailand. | we studied the cost-benefit of using probiotics (lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium bifidum) in the treatment of 106 children hospitalized with acute diarrhea using a double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled trial. the median length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in the probiotics group than in the controlled group (2 versus 3 days, p=0.049), but the median duration of diarrhea and direct medical costs were not significantly different (4 versus 5 days, p=0.068 and 4,418 ... | 2013 | 24450244 |