Probiotics: A Practical Review of Their Role in Specific Clinical Scenarios

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2000 • 1,505 citations

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2003 • 1,139 citations

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics: approaches for modulating the microbial ecology of the gut

1999 • 924 citations

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

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2000 • 812 citations

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1998 • 692 citations

Lactobacillus GG Administered in Oral Rehydration Solution to Children with Acute Diarrhea: A Multicenter European Trial

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Live probiotics protect intestinal epithelial cells from the effects of infection with enteroinvasive Escherichia coli (EIEC)

2003 • 635 citations

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

1989 • 581 citations

Ineffectiveness of probiotics in preventing recurrence after curative resection for Crohn's disease: a randomised controlled trial with Lactobacillus GG

2002 • 564 citations

Immunobiology and immunopathology of human gut mucosa: Humoral immunity and intraepithelial lymphocytes

1989 • 552 citations

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

2000 • 532 citations

Randomized clinical trial of specific lactobacillus and fibre supplement to early enteral nutrition in patients with acute pancreatitis

2002 • 470 citations

Early enteral supply of lactobacillus and fiber versus selective bowel decontamination: a controlled trial in liver transplant recipients

2002 • 466 citations

Supply of Pre- and Probiotics Reduces Bacterial Infection Rates After Liver Transplantation—A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial

2005 • 458 citations

Prophylactic Lactobacillus GGReduces Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Children With Respiratory Infections: A Randomized Study

1999 • 439 citations

Crohn's Disease and Escherichia coli

1997 • 405 citations

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

1995 • 342 citations

Bacterial and fungal infections after liver transplantation: An analysis of 284 patients

1995 • 276 citations

Functional Identification of SLC5A8, a Tumor Suppressor Down-regulated in Colon Cancer, as a Na+-coupled Transporter for Short-chain Fatty Acids

2004 • 264 citations

Early enteral supply of fiber and Lactobacilli versus conventional nutrition: a controlled trial in patients with major abdominal surgery

2002 • 245 citations

The effect of probiotics on clostridium difficile diarrhea

2000 • 230 citations

Antibiotic efficacy in small intestinal bacterial overgrowth–related chronic diarrhea: A crossover, randomized trial

1999 • 225 citations

Combination of antibiotic and probiotic treatment is efficacious in prophylaxis of post-operative recurrence of Crohn's disease: A randomized controlled study VS mesalamine

2000 • 213 citations

Influence of the critically ill state on host-pathogen interactions within the intestine: Gut-derived sepsis redefined

2003 • 200 citations

Acidified Milk Formula Supplemented With Bifidobacterium lactis: Impact on Infant Diarrhea in Residential Care Settings

2004 • 199 citations

Clostridium difficile colitis: An increasing hospital-acquired illness

1995 • 183 citations

Lactobacillus plantarum 299v inhibits Escherichia coli-induced intestinal permeability.

2002 • 179 citations

Therapeutic effects of Saccharomyces boulardii on mild residual symptoms in a stable phase of Crohn's disease with special respect to chronic diarrhea--a pilot study.

1993 • 170 citations

Effect of fermented milk containing the probiotic Lactobacillus casei DN-114001 on winter infections in free-living elderly subjects: a randomised, controlled pilot study.

2003 • 156 citations

A prospective randomised study of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299V on indices of gut barrier function in elective surgical patients

2002 • 154 citations

The assessment of faecal flora in patients with inflammatory bowel disease by a simplified bacteriological technique

1991 • 152 citations

Biomodulation of the toxic and nutritional effects of small bowel bacterial overgrowth in end-stage kidney disease using freeze-dried Lactobacillus acidophilus.

1996 • 136 citations

Surgery: Scientific Principles and Practice

2002 • 128 citations

Limitations of Probiotic Therapy in Acute, Severe Dehydrating Diarrhea

2003 • 118 citations

Enteric microflora in IBD: Pathogens or commensals?

1997 • 110 citations

Augmentation of Macrophage Phagocytic Activity by Cell-Free Extracts of Selected Lactic Acid-Producing Bacteria

1993 • 105 citations

The effect of surgical site infections on outcomes and resource utilization after liver transplantation

2001 • 105 citations

Use of Probiotics in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2003 • 103 citations

Gender role and irritable bowel syndrome: literature review and hypothesis

2000 • 102 citations

Lactobacillus plantarum Reduces the In Vitro Secretory Response of Intestinal Epithelial Cells to Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection

2002 • 98 citations

Efficacy of saccharomyces boulardii with antibiotics in acute amoebiasis

2003 • 96 citations

Bacterial translocation and its prevention in acute pancreatitis

2003 • 91 citations

A comparison of parenteral hyperalimentation and early enteral feeding regarding systemic immunity after major hepatic resection--the results of a randomized prospective study.

1997 • 89 citations

Prognostic importance of gram-negative intestinal colonization preceding pancreatic infection in severe acute pancreatitis

1998 • 81 citations

Prebiotics and Synbiotics in Clinical Medicine

2005 • 70 citations

Gut microbial ecology in critical illness: is there a role for prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics?

2002 • 63 citations

BIOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA

2001 • 62 citations

Probiotic Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth by Lactobacillus fermentum KLD

1996 • 53 citations

Resolution of cryptosporidiosis with probiotic treatment

2004 • 51 citations

Digestive Tract Microflora Liberates Low Molecular Weight Peptides with Immunotriggering Activity

1990 • 44 citations

Nutritional Considerations in the Intensive Care Unit: Science, Rationale, and Practice

2002 • 28 citations

Prebiotics: actual and potential effects in inflammatory and malignant colonic diseases

2003 • 27 citations

Clostridium difficile — associated diarrhea: Current strategies for diagnosis and therapy

2002 • 26 citations

Nonviable Staphylococcus aureus and its peptidoglycan stimulate macrophage recruitment, angiogenesis, fibroplasia, and collagen accumulation in wounded rats

1998 • 25 citations

The Role of Probiotics in Gastrointestinal Disease

2003 • 25 citations

Beneficial Effects of Recombinant Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase and BN 52021 on Bacterial Translocation in Cerulein-Induced Pancreatitis

2004 • 25 citations

Intestinal Microflora of BALB/c-Mice and Function of Local Immune Cells

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2000 • 16 citations

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2003 • 3 citations