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ANAEROBE
Volume 45, Issue -, Pages 114-119Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.12.007
Keywords
Probiotic; Bio-K; Saccharomyces boulardii; C. difficile; Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG; Lactobacillus acidophilus CL1285; Lactobacillus casei LBC80R; Lactobacillus rhamnosus CLR2
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- BLRD VA [I01 BX002449] Funding Source: Medline
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The role of probiotics as adjunctive measures in the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has been controversial. However, a growing body of evidence has suggested that they have a role in primary prevention of CDI. Elements of this controversy are reviewed and the proposed mechanisms of action, the value and cost effectiveness of probiotics are addressed with a focus on three agents, Saccharomyces boulardii, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and the combination of Lactobacillus acidophilus CL1285, Lactobacillus casei LBC8OR, Lactobacillus rhamnosus CLR2 (Bio-K+). (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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