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Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea

Aka: Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea, Diarrhea Secondary to Antibiotic Use
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  1. See Also
    1. Diarrhea Secondary to Medications
  2. Prevention: Probiotics
    1. Efficacy
      1. Number Needed to Treat (NNT): 13
        1. Treating 13 patients prevents one case of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea
    2. Live-culture yogurt reduces Diarrhea due to antibiotics
      1. Lactobacillus acidophilus
      2. Lactobacillus bulgaricus
      3. Streptococcus thermophilus
      4. Beniwal (2003) Dig Dis Sci 48:2077-82
    3. Other specific formulations
      1. Lactobacillus (Culturelle, DanActive)
      2. Saccharomyces boulardii (Florastor)
  3. References
    1. (2012) Presc Lett 19(7): 39

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