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Table 1 Excluded studies, with reasons for exclusion

From: Synbiotics, probiotics or prebiotics in infant formula for full term infants: a systematic review

Reasons for exclusion of studies

Use of breast milk or mixed feeds (breast milk, formula, other milk – cow, buffalo, goat milk)

No use of probiotic, prebiotic

Cross over trial / study, Not RCT

Type of feed not clear / specified

Different inclusion criteria or outcomes

Data for end of treatment period not available

Data presentation inappropriate for Meta -analysis

Allen 201061

Magne 200879

Brunser 198967

Bongers 200766

Panigrahi 200882

Augustina 200760

Isolauri 200073

Rautava 200983

Decsi 200570

Baldeon 200865

Mah 200780

Thibault 200491

Euler 200571

Karvonen 199996

Alliet 200762

Knol 200575

 

Rinne 200585

Chandra 200268

Rinne 200686

 

Kim 200774

Karvonen 200197

Bakker-Zierikzee 200563

Nopchinda 200281

 

Velaphi 200894

Kuitunen 200976

Saavedra 200488

 

Rigo 200184

 

Bakker-Zierikzee 200664

Rivero 200487

  

Kukkonen 200777

Sepp 199390

 

Savino 200389

 

Correa 200569

Urao 199992

  

Kukkonen 200878

Vendt 200695

   

Hol 200872

Van der Aa 201093

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