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Objective To assess whether locally manufactured yoghurt could be used prophylactically to reduce antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children.Patients and Method Patients admitted to a general paediatric ward due to an illness other than diarrhoea and who were treated with amoxycillin or co-amoxyclav were recruited for the study. Patients were allocated randomly to the test and control groups. The test group was treated with a yoghurt (75ml) every morning for 3 consecutive days with the commencement of antibiotics. The stool consistency and frequency were recorded for 3 days following administration of antibiotics.

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