05 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Recent Study Addresses Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

A study recently published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology further explores the potential benefits of probiotics at maintaining intestinal health while ingesting antibiotics such as Augmentin.
The study concluded probiotics, particularly Bifidobacteria, may be helpful in returning to a pre-antibiotic baseline:
This study does identify a benefit of probiotics, in part through increasing Bifidobacterium that may [...]

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06 October 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Probiotics and C. Difficile

I would like to discuss a potential complication that may arise due to the use of antibiotics. I have mentioned this complication before, but lately it is receiving a lot more attention.
The concern is for the development of antibiotic-related diarrhea and colitis due to a bacterium named Clostridium difficile. [...]

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