What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about probiotics as preventive interventions?

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  • Vinícius Lopes Braga Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6736-2928
  • Luana Pompeu dos Santos Rocha Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Daniel Damasceno Bernardo Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Carolina de Oliveira Cruz Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9146-4684
  • Rachel Riera Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9522-1871

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Author Biographies

Vinícius Lopes Braga, Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Undergraduate Medical Student, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Luana Pompeu dos Santos Rocha, Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Undergraduate Medical Students, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Daniel Damasceno Bernardo, Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

MD, MSc. Psychologist, Postgraduate Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), and Assistant Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Carolina de Oliveira Cruz, Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

MD, MSc. Psychologist, Postgraduate Student, Evidence-Based Health Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), and Assistant Researcher, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Rachel Riera, Discipline of Evidence-Based Health, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

MD, PhD. Rheumatologist, Adjunct Professor, Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), and Assistant Coordinator, Cochrane Brazil, São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

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2017-12-07

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Braga VL, Rocha LP dos S, Bernardo DD, Cruz C de O, Riera R. What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about probiotics as preventive interventions?. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 7 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];135(6):578-86. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/849

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Vol. 135 No. 6 (2017)

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Cochrane Highlights

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