Objective: To evaluate Saccharomyces boulardii in the management of gastroenteritis in children in Togo, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire. Methods: Prospective descriptive study, conducted by healthcare personnel in the 3 West African countries between May and December 2006. Well-nourished, (1 month -15 years old) children without chronic disease presenting with acute diarrhea (defined as more than 3 lo...

This study evaluated the effect of the probiotics Pediococcus acidilactici and Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii on the intestinal colonization of O149 enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli harbouring the F4 (K88) fimbriae (ETEC F4) and on the expression of ileal cytokines in weaned pigs. At birth, different litters of pigs were randomly assigned to one of the following treatments: 1) control witho...

While brewing probiotic beer using Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii, we noticed the yeast potentially makes biofilm in glass bottles as get hazy. In this study, S. boulardii CNCM I-745 was used a starter culture to produce beer. We studied parameters combined with FLO11 mRNA expression and light scanning electron microscopy document formation structure. Our results revealed that ageing m...

Health benefits attributed to probiotics have been described for decades. They include the treatment and the prevention of gastrointestinal diseases, vaginal and urinary infections and allergies. Saccharomyces boulardii, a species of yeast widely distributed, has been described as a biotherapeutic agent since several clinical trials displayed its beneficial effects in the prevention and the tre...

Saccharomyces boulardii has received increasing attention as a probiotic effective in the prevention and treatment of infectious and inflammatory bowel diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the ameliorating effects of S. boulardii on Citrobacter rodentium colitis in vivo and identify potential mechanisms of action. C57BL/6 mice received 2.5 x 10(8) C. rodentium by gavage on day 0, foll...