Saccharomyces boulardii viability and efficacy in horses with antimicrobial-induced diarrhea

Veterinary Record

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 128-

  Boyle, A G ^a   Magdesian, K G ^b   Gallop, R ^c   Sigdel, S ^c   Durando, M M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Equine Sports Medicine Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACCHAROMYCES; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS; FECES; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROBIOTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACCHAROMYCES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874070314     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.100833     Document Type: Article

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