USE OF THE PROBIOTIC Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 IN THE PREVENTION OF ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN HOSPITALIZED BULGARIAN CHILDREN: A RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED TRIAL

• Main Authors: Miglena Georgieva (Author), Ruzha Pancheva (Author), Niya Rasheva (Author), Nataliya Usheva (Author), Liliya Ivanova (Author), Krassimira Koleva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Peytchinski Publishing, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and Clostridium difficile-related infections in hospitalized children in a Bulgarian hospital. Study design: Children (n=100, aged 3 to 12 years) admitted to the hospital...