Abstract

SANTIAGO P, Rafael J et al. Probiotic clinical use in dysbiosis, antibiotic associated and traveler's acute diarrhea. Arch Venez Puer Ped [online]. 2015, vol.78, n.4, pp.135-141. ISSN 0004-0649.

Dysbiosis occurs when an imbalance in the intestinal microbiota occurs: changes in diet, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, chronic inflammatory processes, surgery or radiation. Treatment includes preventing these etiological factors, use of probiotics, prebiotics and, in a promising way, fecal transplant. Acute diarrhea is a public health problem and probiotics as adjunctive therapy have shown a beneficial effect on prevention and treatment. Results are better with living microorganisms and effects are, apparently, strain and dose dependent. Lactobacillus casei GG and Saccharomyces boulardii have been demonstrated to decrease the duration and frequency of acute diarrhea. Similar effects have been demonstrated in antibiotic-associated diarrhea and traveler's diarrhea.

Keywords : Probiotic; Dysbiosis; Acute Diarrhea; Antibiotic-associated diarrhea; traveler's diarrhea; children.

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