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Probiotic and synbiotic therapy in critical illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Critical illness is characterized by a loss of commensal flora and an overgrowth of potentially pathogenic bacteria, leading to a high susceptibility to nosocomial infections. Probiotics are living non-pathogenic microorganisms, which may protect the gut barrier, attenuate pathogen overg...

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Autores principales: Manzanares, William, Lemieux, Margot, Langlois, Pascal L., Wischmeyer, Paul E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27538711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1434-y