Santinelli, 58 patient probiotics long COVID study: 54% improved recovery [p<0.0001] https://c19p.org/santinelli
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Oral Bacteriotherapy Reduces the Occurrence of Chronic Fatigue in COVID-19 Patients
et al., Frontiers in Nutrition, doi:10.3389/fnut.2021.756177
Retrospective 58 hospitalized patients, 24 receiving probiotics during hospitalization, showing significantly lower fatigue six months post discharge with treatment.The immune effects of probiotics are strain-specific.
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risk of no recovery, 54.3% lower, RR 0.46, p < 0.001, treatment 10 of 24 (41.7%), control 31 of 34 (91.2%), NNT 2.0, 6 months post discharge.
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risk of no recovery, 54.0% lower, RR 0.46, p < 0.001, treatment 9 of 22 (40.9%), control 24 of 27 (88.9%), NNT 2.1, 6 months post discharge, excluding ICU patients.
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| Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. Submit updates |
Santinelli et al., 12 Jan 2022, retrospective, Italy, peer-reviewed, survey, 14 authors.
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