Probiotics as prophylactic agents against antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients

Harefuah

Volumn 146, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 520-522

  Stein, Gideon Y ^a   Nanim, Raif ^a   Karniel, Eli ^b,c   Moskowitz, Ina ^a   Zeidman, Aliza ^a  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibiotics associated diarrhea; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PLACEBOS; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 34648846061     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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