Meta-analysis of probiotics for the prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhea and the treatment of Clostridium difficile disease

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Abstract
A variety of different types of probiotics show promise as effective therapies for these two diseases. Using meta-analyses, three types of probiotics (Saccharomyces boulardii, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, and probiotic mixtures) significantly reduced the development of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. …
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Authors McFarland LV;;
Journal the american journal of gastroenterology
Year 2006
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Keywords
meta-analysis National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine diarrhea / prevention & control* diarrhea / microbiology diarrhea / etiology enterocolitis anti-bacterial agents / adverse effects* probiotics / therapeutic use* pseudomembranous / therapy* pmid:16635227 doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00465.x lynne v mcfarland clostridioides difficile* probiotics / adverse effects

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