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...

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Main Authors: Hood, K, Nuttall, J, Gillespie, D, Shepherd, V, Wood, F, Duncan, D, Stanton, H, Espinasse, A, Wootton, M, Acharjya, A, Allen, S, Bayer, A, Carter, B, Cohen, D, Francis, N, Howe, R, Mantzourani, E, Thomas-Jones, E, Toghill, A, Butler, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2014