Probiotics can Cause d-Lactic Acidosis and Brain Fogginess: Reply to Quigley et al.

Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2018, Pages

  Rao, Satish S C ^a   Yu, Siegfried ^a   Tetangco, Eula P ^a   Yan, Yun ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AWARENESS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BLOATING; BRAIN DISEASE; CONSENSUS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LETTER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; ACIDOSIS; BRAIN; FLATULENCE;

ACIDOSIS; ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; BRAIN; FLATULENCE; HUMANS; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 85056727952     PISSN: 2155384X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41424-018-0077-5     Document Type: Letter

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