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Bukti Baru dari Indonesia: Perbedaan Lama Diare pada Penderita Diare Akut yang Diterapi dengan Zink dan Probiotik Dibanding Probiotik di RSUD Dr. Moewardi Surakarta (A New Evidence from Indonesia: Difference in Diarrhea Duration among Acute Diarrhea Patient Treated with Zinc and Probiotic at Dr.Moewardi Hospital)
Zinc supplementation reduces the duration of diarrhea, so does probiotic. Combination therapy of zinc and probiotic should reduce the duration of diarrhea more than probiotic alone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the difference of diarrhea duration between zinc probiotic group and probiotic group. A randomized controled trial was conducted at the pediatric ward ward Dr. Moewardi Hospital Surakarta, from April to July 2009.There were 64 subjects taken as the study population. Zinc and probiotic supplementation were given in experimental group andprobiotic supplementation in Control group. Both the subjects and the care providers were binded. The data were analyzed by linear regression model. Baseline characteris were similar in both group. Based on this study, there was shoten ing of diarrhea duration in experimental group as 1.8 days (b=1.8 days (b=-8;95%CI-13 to-2.3). Combination therapy of zinc and probiotic reduces the duration the duration of diarrhea in children.
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