Monday, January 2, 2017

Streptococcus Salivarius Lozenges

    "NOW® OralBiotic™ contains the naturally occurring probiotic organism Streptococcus salivarius BLIS K12®, which has been clinically shown to support oral and throat health.  OralBiotic™ BLIS K12® successfully colonizes the oral cavity at the expense of other bacteria, promoting oral and upper respiratory health"http://www.blisk12.com/tag/lozenges/ 

There are some interesting studies below. The lozenges may help our children prevent getting sick, as they go back to school this week:

1.     Drug Healthc Patient Saf. 2016 Nov 21;8:77-81. eCollection 2016.
Positive clinical outcomes derived from using Streptococcus salivarius K12 to prevent streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis in children: a pilot investigation.
 
2.      J Med Microbiol. 2016 Dec;65(12):1456-1464. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000377. Epub 2016 Oct 24.
Oral cavities of healthy infants harbour high proportions of Streptococcus salivarius strains with phenotypic and genotypic resistance to multiple classes of antibiotics.
Palma TH1, Harth-Chú EN1, Scott J2, Stipp RN1, Boisvert H2, Salomão MF3, Theobaldo JD1, Possobon RF4, Nascimento LC5, McCafferty JW2, Faller L2, Duncan MJ2, Mattos-Graner RO1.

3.      Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2016 Nov;20(21):4601-4606.
Effect of administration of Streptococcus salivarius K12 on the occurrence of streptococcal pharyngo-tonsillitis, scarlet fever and acute otitis media in 3 years old children.
Di Pierro F1, Colombo M, Giuliani MG, Danza ML, Basile I, Bollani T, Conti AM, Zanvit A, Rottoli AS.

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