TABLE 1.

Survey of Practitioners’ Knowledge About Probiotics and Current or Planned Prescribing Habits

	Before Probiotic Education	After Probiotic Education	P Value
I typically treat children with AGE with probiotics.	% agreement	% agreement
Residents or medical students (n = 30)	0	80	.001
Hospital medicine attending physicians (n = 11)	18	63	.001
The evidence supports probiotics’ reduction of diarrhea.	% correct	% correct
Residents or medical students (n = 30)	55	96	.001
Hospital medicine attending physicians (n = 11)	70	100	<.001
Probiotics have a dose-dependent efficacy.	% correct	% correct
Residents or medical students (n = 30)	59	100	.001
Hospital medicine attending physicians (n = 11)	70	100	<.001