240
Participants
Start Date
October 1, 2018
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2020
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2020
Probiotics
Patients will receive probiotics (Saccharomyces boulardii) one dose per day (250 mg)
Zinc
Patients will receive zinc (10 mg for patients less than 6 month and 20 mg for older patients) one dose per day
Probiotics & Zinc
Patients will receive a combination of probiotics (Saccharomyces boulardii 250 mg) with zinc (10 mg for patients less than 6 month and 20 mg for older patients) one dose per day
Standard care
initiation of hydration and early refeeding, in addition to the use of antimicrobials in case a pathogen was identified
Makassed General Hospital, Beirut
Makassed General Hospital
OTHER