Probiotic therapy for the treatment of spondyloarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2118-2125

  Jenks, Katherine ^a   Stebbings, Simon ^a   Burton, Jeremy ^b   Schultz, Michael ^a   Herbison, Peter ^c   Highton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b BLIS Technologies Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bowel symptoms; Disease activity; Intestinal inflammation; Probiotics; Quality of life; Spondyloarthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BLOATING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION HABIT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SPINE MOBILITY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PROBIOTICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957874781     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.100193     Document Type: Article

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