The use of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of clostridium difficile diarrhea: an update
Xie X, McGregor M, Dendukuri N
Record ID 32010000176
English
Authors' recommendations:
There is no good evidence of clinical benefit in using probiotics for CDAD prevention. Probiotics may significantly decrease the risk of AAD in adult in‐patients, but AAD is not associated with additional health care resource uses.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.mcgill.ca/files/tau/PROBIOTICS_REPORT.pdf
Year Published:
2009
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Clostridium Infections
- Lactobacillus
- Probiotics
Contact
Organisation Name:
Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Contact Address:
Technology Assessment Unit of the MUHC, 536-5100 Boul. Maisonneuve O, Montreal, H4A 3T2
Contact Name:
eva.suarthana@mcgill.ca
Contact Email:
nisha.almeida@muhc.mcgill.ca
Copyright:
Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
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