Sodium butyrate and short chain fatty acids in prevention of travellers' diarrhoea: A randomized prospective study

• Published in: Travel medicine and infectious disease Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 183 - 188
• Main Authors: Krokowicz, Lukasz, Kaczmarek, Bartosz F., Krokowicz, Piotr, Stojcev, Zoran, Mackiewicz, Jacek, Walkowiak, Jaroslaw, Drews, Michal, Banasiewicz, Tomasz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2014; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abdomen; Antibiotics; Body temperature; Butyric Acid - therapeutic use; Confidence intervals; Diarrhea; Diarrhea - drug therapy; Diarrhea - prevention & control; Disease prevention; Drug therapy; Fatty acids; Fatty Acids, Volatile - therapeutic use; Food contamination & poisoning; Fruits; Humans; Hygiene; Infectious Disease; Irritable bowel syndrome; Pain; Patient safety; Prevention; Questionnaires; Short-chain fatty acids; Sodium; Sodium butyrate; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Travel; Travel Medicine; Travellers' diarrhoea; Sodium butyrate; Short-chain fatty acids; Travellers' diarrhoea

Travellers' diarrhoea (TD) remains a considerable concern among international travellers. Known methods of prevention include dietary precautions, administration of vaccines and antibiotic agents. To assess the efficacy of sodium butyrate (SB) and short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in prevention of...