Lactoferrin for the prevention of post-antibiotic diarrhoea

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 547-551

  Laffan, Alison M ^a   McKenzie, Robin ^a   Forti, Jennifer ^b   Conklin, Dawn ^b   Marcinko, Richard ^b   Shrestha, Ruchee ^b   Bellantoni, Michele ^b   Greenough III, William B ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Diarrhoea; Drug induced; Elderly; Lactoferrin

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTOFERRIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857491468     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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