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Effects of Schisandra chinensis polysaccharides on rats with antibiotic-associated diarrhea.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2019
Schisandra chinensis (S. chinensis), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is comprised of polysaccharides as its main active component. In this study, water-soluble polysaccharides from S.
Yuli Qi, Li-xue Chen, Kun Gao, Zi-jun Shao, Xiao-hui Huo, Mei Hua, Songxin Liu, Yinshi Sun, Shan-shan Li   +8 more
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Probiotics: Preventing Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing, 2010
Probiotics are live microorganisms that offer a health benefit to the host. Found typically in dietary supplements, probiotics can be safely used in the treatment of acute diarrheal disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and antibiotic-associated diarrhea.
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Antibiotic-associated diarrhea treated with oral tetracycline

Gastroenterology, 1978
Three patients developed severe, incapacitating diarrhea after antibiotic administration. Presenting features included abdominal discomfort, hematochezia, and hypokalemia from voluminous diarrhea. Roetgenographic studies in 1 patient were normal and proctoscopic examinations in 2 patients failed to show antibiotic-associated colitis.
R, DeJesus, W W, Peternel
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[Antibiotic-associated diarrhea].

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie, 2006
The incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) differs with the antibiotic and varies from 15 - 25 %. Most cases of AAD are directly or indirectly caused by alterations of gut microflora by the antibiotics resulting in clinically mild AAD cases due to functional disturbances of intestinal carbohydrate or bile acid metabolism.
O, Schröder, R, Gerhard, J, Stein
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Probiotics for Prevention of Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2008
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) occurs in approximately 25% of patients receiving antibiotics. Hospitalized patients with AAD are at increased risk for nosocomial infections and have a higher mortality. Probiotics are living microorganisms used to restore gut health by changing the intestinal microbiota.
Shira Idit, Doron, Patricia L, Hibberd, Sherwood L, Gorbach   +2 more
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Akkermansia muciniphila Protects Against Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Mice

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2023
Shenyin Liu, Su-ying Zhao, Zhi Cheng, Yilin Ren, Xinyi Shi, Jing Mu, Xiangyang Ge, Yuan Dai, Lei Li, Zhan Zhang   +9 more
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Interactions between Lactobacilli and Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

2004
Publisher Summary Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is probably the most common manifestation of normal microflora alteration caused by antimicrobial treatment. AAD may be divided into two types: uncomplicated or nonspecific AAD, and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrheas (CDAD).
Paul, Naaber, Marika, Mikelsaar
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Treatment and prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhea

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2000
Mild or severe episodes of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) are common side effects of antibiotic therapy. The incidence of AAD differs with the antibiotic and varies from 5 to 25%. The major form of intestinal disorders is the pseudomembranous colitis associated with Clostridium difficile which occurs in 10-20% of all AAD.
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Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: Epidemiology, Trends and Treatment

Future Microbiology, 2008
A common complication of antibiotic use is the development of gastrointestinal disease. This complication ranges from mild diarrhea to pseudomembranous colitis. Outbreaks of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) may also occur in healthcare settings, usually caused by Clostridium difficile.
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Microecologic approaches for traveler’s diarrhea, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and acute pediatric diarrhea

Current Gastroenterology Reports, 1999
Bacterial and viral diarrhea remain important causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Current concerns with medical costs, increasing frequency of antibiotic resistance, and overuse of antibiotics in general have redirected therapeutic approaches for diarrhea from traditional drugs to the use of living therapeutic organisms.
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