Probiotics did not prevent antibiotic-associated or C. difficile diarrhea in hospitalized older patients

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Ziakas, P D ^a   Mylonakis, E ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ANTIBIOTIC ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; LACTOBACILLUS; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHYSIOLOGY;

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

EID: 84902687658     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-160-12-201406170-02006     Document Type: Note

References (1)

1. Goldenberg JZ, Ma SS, Saxton JD, et al. Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013;5:CD006095.