Microbial Ecology and Probiotics in Human Medicine (Part II)
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Probiotics, because of their role in the maintenance of normal gastrointestinal flora, can facilitate human resistance to opportunistic infection and positively impact the outcome in a variety of clinical situations. Probiotics have been used successfully to facilitate treatment of bacterial vaginosis, recurrent urinary tract infections, diarrhea, bladder cancer, complications of antibiotic therapy, dysbacteriosis, and dyslipidemias. The most commonly studied probiotics include Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. casei, L. sporogenes, Bifidobacterium bifidus and Saccharomyces boulardii. Further in vivo studies might reveal additional conditions which will benefit by the correct use of probiotics. (Alt Med Rev 1997;2(4):296-305)
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