Does probiotic consumption reduce antibiotic utilization for common acute infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 494-499

  King, Sarah ^a   Tancredi, Daniel ^b   Lenoir Wijnkoop, Irene ^c   Gould, Kelsie ^d   Vann, Hailey ^d   Connors, Grant ^d   Sanders, Mary Ellen ^e   Linder, Jeffrey A ^f   Shane, Andi L ^g   Merenstein, Dan ^d  

^a Cambridge ESOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GASTRITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PROBIOTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 85064182315     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky185     Document Type: Review

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