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Is there any rationality in cmbining antibiotics & probiotics ? So many probiotics are in market,how to be rational in choosing between them - not being influenced by company provocations ?
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A large metaanalysis has shown the following results:
The meta-analysis suggests that probiotics can be used to prevent antibiotic associated diarrhoea and that S boulardii and lactobacilli have the potential to be used in this situation. The efficacy of probiotics in treating antibiotic associated diarrhoea remains to be proved. A further large trial in which probiotics are used as preventive agents should look at the costs of and need for routine use of these agents.
Ref: BMJ. 2002 June 8; 324(7350): 1361.
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