Gastroenterology clinics of North America
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Gastroenterol. Clin. North Am. · Dec 2012
ReviewThe role of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and Clostridium difficile colitis.
Clostridium difficile colitis is the most common gastrointestinal infection, exceeding all other gastrointestinal infections combined. There has been a dramatic increase in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) worldwide during the past decade. ⋯ The antibiotic alters the protective, diverse bacteria allowing pathogenic bacteria to cause disease. Probiotics have been effective in reducing AAD and preventing CDI.