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Probiotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Susanne Hempel, Sydne J. Newberry, Alicia R. Maher, et al. JAMA, 2012, 307(18):1959-1969

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Comments: This systematic review evaluates the evidence for probiotics to prevent and treat antibiotic associated diarrhoea. They report a risk reduction in AAD of 0.58, NNT 13, consistent across subgroups. The problems are lack of probiotic strain documentation, residual...


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