Probiotics for the Prevention of Pediatric Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea - Drug Topics
8/5/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 8 months ago
by Nicolette Bruno, BPS, PharmD Candidate, Ka Yeun Kim, BS, BPS, PharmD Candidate, Yi Eun Park, BPS, PharmD Candidate, Razwan Miah, BPS, PharmD, Joseph P. Nathan, PharmD, MS, Sara Grossman, PharmD
by Nicolette Bruno, BPS, PharmD Candidate, Ka Yeun Kim, BS, BPS, PharmD Candidate, Yi Eun Park, BPS, PharmD Candidate, Razwan Miah, BPS, PharmD, Joseph P. Nathan, PharmD, MS, Sara Grossman, PharmD
Evidence of the relationship between probiotics and antibiotics is lacking.
Diarrhea is a common adverse effect of antibiotics, affecting 11% to 40% of children treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics.1 Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) may occur when anti biotics disrupt… [+10537 chars]
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