Acknowledgements
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The authors are grateful to Danisco Sweeteners Oy (Kantvik, Finland) for the donation of the probiotics and to all participating patients who volunteered to take part in this clinical trial. The authors would like also to thank Marina Constante Gabriel Del Arco (Laboratory Assistant, Department of Clinical Analyses, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo – USP, Ribeirao Preto/SP, Brazil) for technical support during the microbiological procedures. Yara Loyanne de Almeida Silva Levi received a scholarship from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES).