[Probiotics in the prevention of clostridium difficile-associated colitis and antibiotic associated diarrhea in adult in-patients]
The Regional Health Technology Assessment Centre (HTA-centrum)
Record ID 32011001702
Swedish
Authors' objectives:
Is probiotic therapy effective in prevention of Clostridium Difficle associated disease and antibiotic associated diarrhea?
Authors' recommendations:
The scientific documentation of a potential beneficial effect of probiotic therapy to prevent Clostridium Difficile associated disease is insufficient, whereas there is fair documentation that it can reduce the incidence of antibiotic associated diarrhea by 30 – 40 %. However, the reduction of AAD does not affect the duration of hospitalization.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2009
URL for published report:
http://www.sahlgrenska.se/upload/SU/HTA-centrum/HTA-rapporter/HTA-rapport%20Probiotika%20%20inkl%20bilagor%202011-11-22%20till%20publicering.pdf
URL for additional information:
http://www.sahlgrenska.se/sv/SU/Forskning/HTA-centrum/Hogerkolumn-undersidor/Publicerade-rapporter/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
MeSH Terms
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Clostridioides difficile
- Clostridium Infections
- Colitis
- Probiotics
Contact
Organisation Name:
The Regional Health Technology Assessment Centre
Contact Address:
The Regional Health Technology Assessment Centre, Region Vastra Gotaland, HTA-centrum, Roda Straket 8, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, 413 45 GOTHENBORG, Sweden
Contact Name:
hta-centrum@vgregion.se
Contact Email:
hta-centrum@vgregion.se
Copyright:
The Regional Health Technology Assessment Centre (HTA-centrum), Region Vastra Gotaland
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