Can probiotics prevent antibiotic-or clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in long-term care residents?

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 28-32

  Edwards Marshall, Marva ^a  

^a Osler Medical ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC INDUCED DIARRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUS; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 80051894601     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: 19435010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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