Antimicrobial activity of a multispecies probiotic (Ecologic 641) against pathogens isolated from infected pancreatic necrosis

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-67

  Ridwan, B U ^a   Koning, C J M ^b   Besselink, M G H ^a   Timmerman, H M ^a   Brouwer, E C ^a   Verhoef, J ^a   Gooszen, H G ^a   Akkermans, L M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infection; Inhibition; Multispecies; Pancreatitis; Probiotics; Prophylaxis; Trial

Indexed keywords

MICROORGANISMS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; INFECTION; INHIBITION; MULTI-SPECIES; PANCREATITIS; PROBIOTICS; PROPHYLAXIS; SEVERE ACUTE PANCREATITIS; TRIAL;

PATHOGENS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; ECOLOGIC 641; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIA; DIFFUSION; GROWTH KINETICS; PATHOGENS; PATIENT TREATMENT; STRAIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; GROWTH RESPONSE; INFECTIVITY; INHIBITION; PATHOGEN; PROBIOTICS; TRANSLOCATION;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PH; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUPERNATANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 37549014917     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02260.x     Document Type: Article

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