date:May 11, 2012
hers who were led by Susanne Hempel of US based nonprofit institution RAND Corporation.
Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) is an important reason for non-adherence with antibiotic treatment,said the researchers, who noted that probiotics could potentiall maintain or restore gut microbial ecology during, or after, antibiotic treatment.
There is an increasing interest in probiotic interventions, and evidence for the effectiveness of probiotics in preventing or treating AAD is also increasing