Beneficial therapeutic effects of vitamin C on recurrent respiratory tract infections in children: preliminary data
| Autor: | Michela Cammerata, Francesca Ianniello, Manuele Casale, Enrica Quattrocchi, Fabio Quintarelli, Pietro Ferrara, Virginia Bianchi, Gloria M Terranova, Giacinto Abele Donato Miggiano |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Orange juice
Male medicine.medical_specialty Recurrent respiratory tract infections child Vitamin C business.industry Therapeutic effect Disease Ascorbic Acid Vitamins Settore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICA Recurrence Risk Factors Internal medicine Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Female Intensive care medicine business Respiratory Tract Infections |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to demonstrate whether supplementation of vitamin C has a beneficial effect in the prevention of recurrent respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in children. Moreover, we evaluate the main risk factors that predispose to the development of this disease. METHODS Sixty children have been enrolled in the study and randomized into two groups: the control group (G1 N.=33) and the group at risk of recurrent RTIs (G2 N.=27). To G2 group was administered every day 100% orange juice with the content of vitamin C 70 mg. RESULTS Significant reduction in the incidence rate of RTIs (episodes pre-treatment: 182-6.75 episodes/child, after-treatment: 71-2.62 episodes/child, P |
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