Originally Posted by
simla
Hard to read! Was this the main point maybe:
Twenty three children had 58 episodes in the 3 months prior to its use and 8 episodes in the three months to follow, significantly
86% fewer, ( P<0.001). Our results show that a short one month course Blis K12 has high acceptance, is highly effective
preventing GAS recurrences for at least 3-4 months and decreases antibiotic need.
And:
Recurrent GAS sore throats occur despite the MOH NZ Primary Care Handbook 2012 recommended second line
antibiotics for when three recurrences have occurred in three months. Parents and children understandably question antibiotic
efficacy when this occurs.
If I was the government, I'd be pretty keen on that. "high acceptance" is good, but I wonder if there is room here for the Blis functional food method, since it's for kids - even the ice cream!! If the results are that good, will we be seeing an announcement soon of an escalation of use? Or will the wheels that have to turn just carry on turning anyway? I imagine the parents will be pretty keen to rip into it regardless.
John Tagg must be pretty pleased with that result.
Thanks, Emearg.