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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies, organized by outcome, dairy exposure, and study quality (N=45)

From: The effect of bovine dairy products and their components on the incidence and natural history of infection: a systematic literature review

Author (Year)

Study Design

Geographical Location

Study Period

Dairy Product or Component

Study Outcome

Study Quality

Shinohara et al. (2020) [20]

Clinical trial

Japan

NR

Milk

Incidence: URTI

Neutral

Turchet et al. (2003) [21]

Clinical trial

Italy

NR

Fermented milk with traditional ferments and L. casei DN-114 001

Incidence: winter infections

Negative

Nagata et al. (2011) [22]

Clinical trial

Japan

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2006

Fermented milk with L. casei Shirota

Incidence: norovirus gastroenteritis

Positive

Fukushima et al. (2007) [23]

Clinical trial

Japan

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2002-2003

Fermented milk with L. johnsonii La1 (NCC533) and S. thermophilus

Incidence: infection requiring antibiotics

Positive

Corsello et al. (2017) [24]

Clinical trial

Italy

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2014-2015

Fermented milk with L. paracasei CBA L74

Incidence: CID

Positive

Nocerino et al. (2017) [25]

Clinical trial

Italy

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2012

Fermented milk with L. paracasei CBA L74

Incidence: CID

Positive

Kinoshita et al. (2019) [26]

Clinical trial

Japan

Enrollment: 2016; Follow-up: 2016-2017

Traditional yogurt

Incidence: common cold or influenza

Positive

Makino et al. (2010) [27]

Clinical trial

Japan

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2005 (Funagata) or 2007 (Arita)

Traditional yogurt

Incidence: common cold or influenza

Natural history: H. pylori

Positive

Meng et al. (2016) [28]

Clinical trial

United States

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2012-2014

Traditional yogurt and probiotic yogurt with B. animalis subsp. lactis BB‑12

Incidence: common cold or influenza

Positive

Pu et al. (2017) [29]

Clinical trial

China

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2013

Probiotic yogurt with L. paracasei N1115

Incidence: URTI

Positive

Zhang et al. (2021) [30]

Clinical trial

China

NR

B. animalis subsp. lactis Bl-04

Incidence: Common cold and influenza-like illness

Neutral

Guillemard et al. (2010a) [31]

Clinical trial

Germany

NR

Traditional ferments and L. casei DN-114 001

Incidence: CID, including URTI, LRTI and GITI

Positive

Guillemard et al. (2010b) [32]

Clinical trial

Germany

NR

Traditional ferments and L. casei DN-114 001

Incidence: CID, including URTI, LRTI, influenza and GITI

Positive

Merenstein et al. (2010) [33]

Clinical trial

United States

NR

Traditional ferments and L. casei DN-114 001

Incidence: CID, including GITI, LRTI, and URTI

Positive

Tiollier et al. (2007) [34]

Clinical trial

France

NR

Traditional ferments and L. casei DN-114 001

Incidence: RTI

Neutral

Vaisberg et al. (2019) [35]

Clinical trial

Brazil

NR

L. casei Shirota

Incidence: URTI

Positive

Van Puyenbroeck (2012) [36]

Clinical trial

Belgium

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2007-2008

L. casei Shirota

Incidence: RTI

Neutral

Shida et al. (2017) [37]

Clinical trial

Japan

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2012-2013

L. casei Shirota

Incidence: URTI

Positive

Hatakka et al. (2001) [38]

Clinical trial

Finland

NR

L. rhamnosus GG

Incidence: RTI

Positive

Sugimura et al. (2015) [39]

Clinical trial

Japan

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2013

Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis JCM5805

Incidence: common cold or influenza

Neutral

Zhang et al. (2018) [40]

Clinical trial

China

NR

L. paracasei, L. casei 431, L. fermentium PCC

Incidence: URTI, influenza-like illness

Neutral

Coman et al. (2017) [41]

Clinical trial

Italy

NR

L. rhamnosus IMC 501 and L. paracasei IMC 502

Incidence: respiratory symptoms

Negative

Perez et al. (2010) [42]

Clinical trial

Argentina

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2006-2007

L. casei CRL431 and L. acidophilus

Incidence: URTI, gastroenteritis, varicella, and pneumonia

Positive

Kaido et al. (2012 [43])

Retrospective cohort

Japan

Enrollment: 2009-2011

Hydrolyzed whey peptides

Incidence: bacteremia

Neutral

Vitetta et al. (2013) [44]

Clinical trial

Australia

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2008-2010

Bovine lactoferrin/whey protein Ig-rich fraction (Lf/IgF)

Incidence: common cold

Positive

Oda et al. (2021) [45]

Clinical trial

Japan

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2017

Bovine lactoferrin

Incidence: infectious diseases

Neutral

King et al. (2007) [46]

Clinical trial

United States

NR

Bovine lactoferrin

Incidence: URTI, AOM, LRTI

Positive

Kaur and Gathwala (2015) [47]

Clinical trial

India

Enrollment: 2012-2013

Bovine lactoferrin

Incidence: sepsis

Positive

Akin et al. (2014) [48]

Clinical trial

Turkey

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2009-2011

Bovine lactoferrin

Incidence: sepsis

Positive

Manzoni et al. (2009) [49]

Clinical trial

Italy

Enrollment: 2007

Bovine lactoferrin

Incidence: Bacterial and fungal late-onset sepsis

Positive

Darand et al. (2022) [50]

Prospective cohort

Iran

Enrollment: 2014-2016

Estimated intake of dairy, milk, yogurt and cheese from food frequency questionnaire

COVID-19 seroprevalence

Positive

Deschasaux-Tanguy et al. (2021) [51]

Prospective cohort

France

Enrollment: 2009 and on-going

Follow-up: 2020

Estimated intake of dairy, milk, yogurt and cheese

COVID-19 seroprevalence

Positive

Cameron et al. (2004) [52]

Case-control

Australia

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2000-2001

Estimated intake of milk and cheese

Campylobacter jejuni infection

Positive

Yordanov et al. (2017) [53]

Cross-sectional

Bulgaria

NR

Estimated intake of yogurt

H. pylori seroprevalence

Neutral

Ishizaki et al. (2017) [54]

Clinical trial

Vietnam

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2012

Fermented milk with L. casei Shirota

Natural history: HIV

Neutral

Irvine et al. (2010) [55]/Irvine et al. (2011) [56]

Retrospective cohort

Tanzania

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2008

Probiotic yogurt with L. rhamnosus GR-1 (Fiti)

Natural history: HIV

Neutral

Hummelen et al. (2011) [57]

Clinical trial

Tanzania

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2008

L. rhamnosus GR-1

Natural history: HIV

Positive

Yoon et al. (2019) [58]

Clinical trial

South Korea

NR

L. paracasei HP7, Glycyrrhiza glabra

Natural history: H. pylori

Positive

Felley et al. (2001) [59]

Clinical trial

Switzerland

NR

L. johnsonii La1

Natural history: H. pylori

Positive

Algahtani et al. (2021) [60]

Clinical trial

Egypt

Enrollment: 2020

Bovine lactoferrin

Natural history: COVID-19

Positive

Rosa et al. (2021) [61]

Retrospective cohort

Italy

Enrollment: 2020-2021

Bovine lactoferrin

Natural history: COVID-19

Positive

Campione et al. (2021) [62]

Clinical trial

Italy

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2020

Bovine lactoferrin

Natural history: COVID-19

Neutral

Ueno et al. (2006) [63]

Clinical trial

Japan

Enrollment: 2001, Interim analysis: 2004

Bovine lactoferrin

Natural history: HCV

Positive

Kaito et al. (2007) [64]

Clinical trial

Japan

Enrollment: 2009-2011

Bovine lactoferrin

Natural history: HCV

Positive

Ishibashi et al. (2005) [65]

Clinical trial

Japan

Both enrollment and follow-up: 2002-2004

Bovine lactoferrin

Natural history: HCV

Positive

  1. AOM Acute otitis media, CID Common infectious disease, GITI Gastrointestinal tract infection, HCV Hepatitis C virus LRTI Lower respiratory tract infection, RTI Respiratory tract infection, URTI Upper respiratory tract infection