Probiotics for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and Clostridium difficile infection among hospitalized patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. Probiotics may mitigate the existing disease burden. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of co-admi...

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Autores principales: Pattani, Reena, Palda, Valerie A, Hwang, Stephen W, Shah, Prakeshkumar S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Open Medicine Publications, Inc. 2013
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348885

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24348885

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