A microbial preparation did not reduce diarrhea in older inpatients receiving antibiotics

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Ferrada, Marcela ^a   O'Grady, Naomi P ^a   Allen, S J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; LACTOBACILLUS; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 84888246754     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-10-201311190-02009     Document Type: Note

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