Probiotics to prevent Clostridium difficile infection in patients receiving antibiotics

JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 320, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 499-500

  Goldenberg, Joshua Z ^a,b   Mertz, Dominik ^c   Johnston, Bradley C ^d,e  

^a BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Centre for Clinical Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; ADULT; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LITERATURE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROBIOTICS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 85051979016     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.9064     Document Type: Short Survey

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