Use of probiotics as prophylaxis for postoperative infections

Nutrients

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 604-612

  Jeppsson, Bengt ^a   Mangell, Peter ^a   Thorlacius, Henrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial translocation; Gastrointestinal surgery; Immune function; Liver transplantation; Postoperative infections; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN; NEOMYCIN; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG USE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTESTINE SURGERY; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROFLORA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79958034988     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu3050604     Document Type: Review

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