The underuse of probiotics by family physicians.

Autor: Edmunds, Lindsey
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Zdroj: Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ); 5/29/2001, Vol. 164 Issue 11, p1577, 1p
Abstrakt: Reports on a study on the use of probiotics by family physicians to treat illnesses caused by antibiotics. How antibiotics can cause diarrhea by destroying beneficial intestinal flora; Survey of family physicians in Nova Scotia to determine if probiotics were being used to treat antibiotic induced illnesses; Suggestion that information on probiotics needs to be made available to more physicians.
Databáze: Complementary Index