Probiotics for Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea (PAAD): a prospective observational study of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (including Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea) in care homes

Probiotics for Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea (PAAD): a prospective observational study of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (including Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea) in care homes

Background: Antibiotic prescribing rates in care homes are higher than in the general population. Antibiotics disrupt the normal gut flora, sometimes causing antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD). Clostridium difficile (Hall and O’Toole 1935) Prévot 1938 is the most commonly identified cause of AAD....

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Main Authors: Kerenza Hood, Jacqui Nuttall, David Gillespie, Victoria Shepherd, Fiona Wood, Donna Duncan, Helen Stanton, Aude Espinasse, Mandy Wootton, Aruna Acharjya, Stephen Allen, Antony Bayer, Ben Carter, David Cohen, Nick Francis, Robin Howe, Efi Mantzourani, Emma Thomas-Jones, Alun Toghill, Christopher C Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2014-10-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
clostridium difficile
probiotic
antibiotic-associated diarrhoea
elderly
co-amoxiclav
prospective observational study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18630

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18630

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