Probiotics improve symptoms of patients with COVID-19 through gut-lung axis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multi system symptoms such as gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract exist in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. There is a lack of reliable evidence to prove that probiotics are effective in improving these symptoms. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in meta-analysis.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library up to February 15, 2023. Randomized controlled trials or high quality retrospective studies comparing the efficacy of probiotics as supplementation with non-probiotics in improving symptoms for patients with COVID-19 were included. This meta-analysis assessed endpoints using Review Manager 5.3.

Result

Ten citations comprising 1198 patients with COVID-19 were in

SUBMITTER: Tian Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10239816 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature