About this Research Topic
This research topic aims to bridge the gap in clinical studies by exploring how specific probiotic supplementation alters the gut microbiota's composition and functional activity in children with specific diseases, such as gastrointestinal, respiratory, or allergic conditions. The objective is to provide evidence-based recommendations for consumers and healthcare professionals by focusing on the specific strains used, dosages, intervention durations, and targeted diseases. By identifying effective strains through clinical studies, this research will contribute to improving children's health with strain-specific probiotic products.
To gather further insights into the strain-specific impacts of probiotics on children's health, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- The efficacy and/or effectiveness of strain-specific probiotic supplements for specific diseases in children, such as gastrointestinal, respiratory, and allergic diseases, through clinical trials and case reports.
- Comprehensive comparative analysis of different specific strains of probiotics on the same developmental disease in children or the same probiotic strain on different diseases, considering supplementation methods, doses, and duration, through narrative and/or systematic reviews.
- Review of the possible mechanisms by which specific bacterial strains can effectively assist in treating specific diseases in childhood.
Keywords: children, specific disease, microecology, clinical trial, probiotic strains
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