Complete Inhibition of Clostridium difficile with a Probiotic Juice Beverage

Clostridium difficile pilot study: effects of probiotic supplementation on the incidence of C. difficile diarrhoea.

Colonic infection with Clostridium difficile, leading to pseudomembranous colitis, is a common complication of antibiotic therapy, especially in elderly patients. It has been suggested that non-pathogenic probiotic bacteria might prevent the development and recurrence of C. difficile infection. This double-blind, placebo-controlled study examines the role of probiotic administration in the prev...

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seventy-five meconium samples were examined for the presence of ci. difficile: 3 strains were isola ted. additionally 45 labora tory animal faeces specimens were tested for the same purpose, a further 2 cases were isolated. these five suspicious strains were identified as ci. difficile acco rding to the tests mentioned in the previous paragraphs. the organisms . isolated here showed the same ch...

Effect of a Probiotic on Prevention of Diarrhea and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens Shedding in Foals

BACKGROUND Up to 60% of foals develop diarrhea within 6 months after birth. Preventive measures are limited but potentially probiotics could be used. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a newly designed probiotic on the incidence of foal diarrhea in a randomized field trial. ANIMALS Seventy-two healthy neonatal foals. METHODS Randomized, placebo-controlled field trial. Foals were administ...

Probiotic therapy for the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND The recent increase in the number and severity of cases of nosocomial Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD) has prompted interest in the use of probiotics for the prevention and treatment of this disease. We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of probiotic therapy. METHODS We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, INAHTA, HEN a...