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ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2019

Effect of Synbiotic on the Treatment of Jaundice in Full Term Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Shokoufeh Ahmadipour, Parastoo Baharvand, Parisa Rahmani, Amin Hasanvand, Azam Mohsenzadeh

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Article in Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The best type of probiotic for the prevention and treatment of neonatal physiological jaundice: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shokoufeh AhmadipourRazi Herbal Medicine Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7321-5609
Parastoo BaharvandDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-7312
Parisa RahmaniPediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-1978
Amin HasanvandDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-7542
Azam MohsenzadehDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-5540
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeJaundice accounts for most hospital admissions in the neonatal period. Nowadays, in addition to phototherapy, other auxiliary methods are used to reduce jaundice and the length of hospitalization. This study aimed to investigate the effect of probiotics on the treatment of hyper-bilirubinemia in full-term neonates.

methodsIn this randomized clinical trial, 83 full-term neonates, who were admitted to the hospital to receive phototherapy in the first 6 months of 2015, were randomly divided into two groups: synbiotic (SG, n=40) and control (CG, n=43). Both groups received phototherapy but the SG also received 5 drops/day of synbiotics. Serum bilirubin, urine, stool, feeding frequency, and weight were measured daily until hospital discharge. A

resultsThe mean total serum bilirubin in the SG was lower than that in the CG (9.38±2.37 and 11.17±2.60 mg/dL, respectively). The urine and stool frequency in the SG was significantly higher than that in the CG (

conclusionUse of synbiotics as an adjuvant therapy had a significant treatment effect on jaundice in full-term neonates. Further studies including larger samples with long follow-up periods are essential to confirm the benefits of routine use of synbiotics in neonatal patients with jaundice.

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Hyper-bilirubinemiaJaundiceNeonate infantPhototherapyProbioticsSynbiotics

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