Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea and Clostridium difficile Diarrhea

Clostridium difficile Colitis

1994 • 1,328 citations

Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

2002 • 1,209 citations

Probiotics in human medicine.

1991 • 876 citations

A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Saccharomyces boulardii in Combination With Standard Antibiotics for Clostridium difficile Disease

1994 • 846 citations

Probiotics in prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhoea: meta-analysis

2002 • 674 citations

A Large Outbreak ofClostridium difficile–Associated Disease with an Unexpected Proportion of Deaths and Colectomies at a Teaching Hospital Following Increased Fluoroquinolone Use

2005 • 621 citations

Prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea by Saccharomyces boulardii: A prospective study

1989 • 581 citations

Lactobacillus Sepsis Associated With Probiotic Therapy

2005 • 579 citations

Lactobacillus GG in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children

1999 • 547 citations

The Search for a Better Treatment for RecurrentClostridium difficileDisease: Use of High‐Dose Vancomycin Combined withSaccharomyces boulardii

2000 • 532 citations

Frequency of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in 2462 antibiotic-treated hospitalized patients: a prospective study

2001 • 455 citations

LactobacillusBacteremia, Clinical Significance, and Patient Outcome, with Special Focus on ProbioticL. RhamnosusGG

2003 • 403 citations

Meta‐analysis: the effect of probiotic administration on antibiotic‐associated diarrhoea

2002 • 393 citations

Reduced incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis associated with enteral administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium infantis to neonates in an intensive care unit

1999 • 383 citations

Prevention of beta-lactam-associated diarrhea by Saccharomyces boulardii compared with placebo.

1995 • 342 citations

Effect ofLactobacillusGG Yoghurt in Prevention of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea

1990 • 338 citations

Effect of different probiotic preparations on anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy-related side effects: a parallel group, triple blind, placebo-controlled study

2002 • 326 citations

Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Treatments for Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

1998 • 308 citations

HL-A ANTIGENS IN MYASTHENIA GRAVIS

1974 • 295 citations

Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Colitis With Lactobacillus GG

1995 • 288 citations

Saccharomyces boulardii in the prevention of antibiotic‐associated diarrhoea in children: a randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial

2005 • 286 citations

Oral bacteriotherapy for viral gastroenteritis

1994 • 272 citations

Saccharomyces boulardii prevents diarrhea in critically ill tube-fed patients

1997 • 261 citations

Clostridium difficile pilot study: effects of probiotic supplementation on the incidence of C. difficile diarrhoea.

2004 • 253 citations

The effect of probiotics on clostridium difficile diarrhea

2000 • 230 citations

Lactobacillus plantarum 299v for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated Diarrhoea: A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial

2003 • 223 citations

Effect of the Prebiotic Oligofructose on Relapse of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea: A Randomized, Controlled Study

2005 • 223 citations

Prevention of antibiotic‐associated diarrhea in children by Clostridium butyricum MIYAIRI

2003 • 215 citations

Probiotic therapy for the prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: a systematic review

2005 • 210 citations

A Randomized Formula Controlled Trial of Bifidobacterium lactis and Streptococcus thermophilus for Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Infants

2005 • 198 citations

Bacillus clausii therapy to reduce side‐effects of anti‐Helicobacter pylori treatment: randomized, double‐blind, placebo controlled trial

2004 • 197 citations

Double-Blind Report on the Efficacy of Lactic Acid-Producing Enterococcus SF68 in the Prevention of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea and in the Treatment of Acute Diarrhoea

1989 • 187 citations

Nondigestible Oligosaccharides Enhance Bacterial Colonization Resistance against Clostridium difficile In Vitro

2003 • 180 citations

Colonic fermentation to short-chain fatty acids is decreased in antibiotic-associated diarrhea

1991 • 178 citations

The lack of therapeutic effect of Saccharomyces boulardii in the prevention of antibiotic-related diarrhoea in elderly patients

1998 • 171 citations

A trial in the Karelian Republic of oral rehydration and Lactobacillus GG for treatment of acute diarrhoea

1997 • 168 citations

Effect of <i>Lactobacillus GG</i> Supplementation on Antibiotic-Associated Gastrointestinal Side Effects during <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Eradication Therapy: A Pilot Study

2001 • 168 citations

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fungemia After Saccharomyces boulardii Treatment in Immunocompromised Patients

2003 • 162 citations

Lack of Effect of Lactobacillus GG on Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

2001 • 155 citations

Lack of Effect of Lactobacillus GG on Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

2001 • 122 citations

Lactobacillus prophylaxis for diarrhea due to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

1981 • 117 citations

A randomized trial of yogurt for prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.

2003 • 78 citations

The Probiotic Effect of Saccharomyces boulardii in a Pediatric Age Group

2004 • 76 citations

[Prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea with Lactobacillus sporogens and fructo-oligosaccharides in children. A multicentric double-blind vs placebo study].

2003 • 74 citations

Candida-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients

1990 • 74 citations

Fungemia Due toSaccharomycesSpecies in a Patient Treated with EnteralSaccharomyces boulardii

1999 • 73 citations

Effects of pectin on diarrhea in critically ill tube-fed patients receiving antibiotics

2000 • 73 citations

Failure of dietary oligofructose to prevent antibiotic‐associated diarrhoea

2005 • 68 citations

BIOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA

2001 • 62 citations

Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea and Pseudomembranous Colitis: Are They Less Common with Poorly Absorbed Antimicrobials?

2005 • 33 citations