Synbiotic mixture
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorNorbert Sprenger
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Abstract
A preparation includes N-acetyl-lactosamine and/or an oligosaccharide containing N-acetyl-lactosamine and a probiotic Lactobacillus sp. In other aspects, a nutritional composition includes such a preparation, and the preparation is used in the prevention and treatment of pathogenic infections of the gastro-intestinal and upper respiratory tracts.
Claims10
A method for prevention or treatment of a pathogenic infection of the upper respiratory tract, the method comprising administering to an individual in need thereof a composition comprising a probiotic Lactobacillus sp and a component selected from the group consisting of N-acetyl-lactosamine and an oligosaccharide containing N-acetyl-lactosamine, wherein the composition is administered to the individual in an amount that provides 0.1 to 3g of the component per day and 105 to 1012 cfu of the probiotic Lactobacillus sp per day.
A method for prevention or treatment of otitis media, the method comprising administering to an individual in need thereof a composition comprising a probiotic Lactobacillus sp and a component selected from the group consisting of N-acetyl-lactosamine and an oligosaccharide containing N-acetyl-lactosamine, wherein the composition is administered to the individual in an amount that provides 0.1 to 3g of the component per day and 105 to 1012 cfu of the probiotic Lactobacillus sp per day.
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