Role of Probiotics in Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea, Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea, and Recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhea
- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
- Vol. 42 (Supplement), S64-S70
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181646d09
Abstract
The role of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, Clostridium difficile diarrhea, and recurrent C. difficile diarrhea is reviewed. Various probiotics have variable efficacy. More studies are needed to define further their efficacies, roles, and indications.Keywords
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