The balance of intestinal microbiota, which is present in health, can be affected by severe illness and antibiotics. Pathogenic bacteria, which are usually suppressed by the commensal flora, may multiply and can cause complicating secondary infections. Administration of probiotics can help to reduce the deleterious effects of disease and antibiotics in critically ill patients: they can improve gut barrier function while reducing the load of pathogens in the gastro intestinal tract. This should reduce severe complications such as septicaemia, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and sepsis. As with all interventions there are risks involved, though these are limited when proper preparations and protocols are used. This overview of the use of pro...
Gut microflora contribute greatly to immune and nutritive functions and act as a physical barrier ag...
Introduction: To evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in preventing nosocomial pneumonia in criticall...
Sepsis frequently leads to multiple organ failure and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in...
The understanding of the gut microbiome in health and disease has shown tremendous progress in the l...
ABSTRACT: Patients in ICUs represent a relatively small subgroup of hospitalised patients, but they ...
The interest in human intestinal microbiota in health and critical illness has increased in recent y...
Probiotics are Live microorganisms that confer a health benefit on the host. The composition of the ...
Intensive Care (IC) patients are very vulnerable, which makes them susceptible to infections. Infect...
BACKGROUND: Critical illness is characterized by a loss of commensal flora and an overgrowth of pote...
Patients suffering from critical illness have host inflammatory responses against injuries, such as ...
The use of probiotics in critically ill adult and children patients has been growing exponentially o...
jpen.sagepub.com hosted at online.sagepub.com Background Probiotics are commercially available live ...
Purpose of reviewLoss of 'health-promoting' microbes and overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria (dysbiosi...
Background: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a major cause of mortality in intensive ca...
Gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem where good microbes outnumber pathogenic bacteria. Gut microbi...
Gut microflora contribute greatly to immune and nutritive functions and act as a physical barrier ag...
Introduction: To evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in preventing nosocomial pneumonia in criticall...
Sepsis frequently leads to multiple organ failure and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in...
The understanding of the gut microbiome in health and disease has shown tremendous progress in the l...
ABSTRACT: Patients in ICUs represent a relatively small subgroup of hospitalised patients, but they ...
The interest in human intestinal microbiota in health and critical illness has increased in recent y...
Probiotics are Live microorganisms that confer a health benefit on the host. The composition of the ...
Intensive Care (IC) patients are very vulnerable, which makes them susceptible to infections. Infect...
BACKGROUND: Critical illness is characterized by a loss of commensal flora and an overgrowth of pote...
Patients suffering from critical illness have host inflammatory responses against injuries, such as ...
The use of probiotics in critically ill adult and children patients has been growing exponentially o...
jpen.sagepub.com hosted at online.sagepub.com Background Probiotics are commercially available live ...
Purpose of reviewLoss of 'health-promoting' microbes and overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria (dysbiosi...
Background: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a major cause of mortality in intensive ca...
Gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem where good microbes outnumber pathogenic bacteria. Gut microbi...
Gut microflora contribute greatly to immune and nutritive functions and act as a physical barrier ag...
Introduction: To evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in preventing nosocomial pneumonia in criticall...
Sepsis frequently leads to multiple organ failure and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in...