Table 6 Top 10 cited articles on probiotics in pediatrics (1994–2000) [33–42]

1^st

Majamaa & Isolauri [39]

Probiotics: A novel approach in the management of food allergy

1997

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

659

2^nd

Isolauri et al. [38]

Probiotics in the management of atopic eczema

2000

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

638

3^rd

Björkstén et al. [34]

The intestinal microflora in allergic Estonian and Swedish 2-year-old children

1999

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

624

4^th

Collins & Gibson [35]

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics: Approaches for modulating the microbial ecology of the gut

1999

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

502

5^th

Guandalini et al. [36]

Lactobacillus GG administered in oral rehydration solution to children with acute diarrhea: A multicenter European trial

2000

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

443

6^th

Vanderhoof et al. [42]

Lactobacillus GG in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children

1999

Journal of Pediatrics

358

7^th

Salminen [41]

Clinical uses of probiotics for stabilizing the gut mucosal barrier: Successful strains and future challenges

1996

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

293

8^th

Arvola et al. [33]

Prophylactic Lactobacillus GG reduces antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children with respiratory infections: a randomized study.

1999

Pediatrics

279

9^th

Pessi et al. [40]

Interleukin-10 generation in atopic children following oral lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

2000

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

273

10^th

Hoyos [37]

Reduced incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis associated with enteral administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium infantis to neonates in an intensive care unit

1999

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

231