Prevention of Clostridium Difficile-associated Diarrhea by Daily Intake of Kefir

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2015
This study is being conducted to investigate the potential benefits of probiotic intake for preventing antibiotic associated diarrhea and Clostridium difficile infection in patients undergoing a systemic antibiotic treatment. The primary research question is: can daily intake of kefir, a yogurt-like food containing probiotics, reduce the incidence of diarrhea and Clostridium difficile infection in patients during antibiotic treatment?
Epistemonikos ID: 719784fe29144ea5dc3a9a6faf618d298f3dcf4b
First added on: May 12, 2024