Effects of the continuous intake of lactobacillus casei strain shirota-fermented milk on risk management of long-term inpatients at health service facilities for the elderly

International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-132

  Bian, Lei ^a   Nagata, Satoru ^a   Asahara, Takashi ^b   Rahman, Mohammed Shafiqur ^a   Ohta, Toshihisa ^b   Yuki, Norikatsu ^b   Wang, Chongxin ^a   Takano, Kikuo ^c   Daibo, Masashi ^c   Nomoto, Koji ^b   Yamashiro, Yuichiro ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAKULT CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^c Sousen Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fecal microflora; Fever; L. casei strain Shirota fermented milk; Long stay elderly people; Organic acid; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FERMENTED MILK; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FEVER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PH; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84884268436     PISSN: 15551431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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