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- Probiotics for preventing urinary tract infection in people with neuropathic bladder
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Sep-2017
Neuropathic or neurogenic bladder describes a process of dysfunctional voiding as the result of injury in the brain, spinal cord or nerves innervating the bladder. People with neuropathic bladder, such as from spinal cord injury (SCI), are at significant
- Probiotics for preventing urinary tract infections in adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Dec-2015
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial infection that can lead to significant morbidity including stricture, abscess formation, fistula, bacteraemia, sepsis, pyelonephritis and kidney dysfunction. Mortality rates are reported to be as high as
- Probiotics for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 24-Oct-2014
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is common in intensive care units (ICUs). Some evidence indicates that probiotics may reduce the incidence of VAP. Several additional published studies have demonstrated that probiotics are safe and efficacious in pre
- Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Dec-2017
Antibiotics can disturb gastrointestinal microbiota which may lead to reduced resistance to pathogens such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). Probiotics are live microbial preparations that, when administered in adequate amounts, may confer a health
- Probiotics for the prevention of Hirschsprung‐associated enterocolitis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-Apr-2022
Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) is a leading cause of serious morbidity and potential mortality in children with Hirschsprung's disease (HD). People with HAEC suffer from intestinal inflammation, and present with diarrhoea, explosive stools,
- Probiotics for the prevention of pediatric antibiotic‐associated diarrhea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2019
Antibiotics alter the microbial balance commonly resulting in antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). Probiotics may prevent AAD via providing gut barrier, restoration of the gut microflora, and other potential mechanisms of action.
- Probiotics for the prevention or treatment of chemotherapy‐ or radiotherapy‐related diarrhoea in people with cancer
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 31-Aug-2018
Treament-related diarrhoea is one of the most common and troublesome adverse effects related to chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer. Its reported incidence has been as high as 50% to 80%. Severe treatment-related diarrhoea can lead to fluid
- Probiotics for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Oct-2009
The dominance of lactobacilli in healthy vaginal microbiota and its depletion in bacterial vaginosis (BV) has given rise to the concept of oral or vaginal instillation of probiotic Lactobacillus strains for the management of this condition.
- Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhoea
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Dec-2020
Probiotics may be effective in reducing the duration of acute infectious diarrhoea.
- Probiotics for treating eczema
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Nov-2018
Eczema is a common chronic skin condition. Probiotics have been proposed as an effective treatment for eczema; their use is increasing, as numerous clinical trials are under way. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2008, which sugges
- Probiotics for treating persistent diarrhoea in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Aug-2013
Persistent diarrhoea (diarrhoea lasting more than 14 days) accounts for one third of all diarrhoea related deaths in developing countries in some studies. Probiotics may help treatment.
- Probiotics for treatment of chronic constipation in children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Mar-2022
Functional constipation is defined as chronic constipation with no identifiable underlying cause. It is a significant cause of morbidity in children, accounting for up to 25% of visits to paediatric gastroenterologists. Probiotic preparations may sufficie
- Probiotics for treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated colitis in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 5-May-2008
Probiotics are live microorganisms consisting of non-pathogenic yeast and bacteria that are believed to restore the microbial balance of the gastrointestinal tract altered by infection with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).
- Probiotics for vulvovaginal candidiasis in non‐pregnant women
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Nov-2017
Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is estimated to be the second most common form of infection after bacterial vaginosis. The ability of probiotics in maintaining and recovering the normal vaginal microbiota, and their potential ability to resist Candidas giv
- Probiotics in infants for prevention of allergic disease and food hypersensitivity
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Oct-2007
The composition of the intestinal microflora may be different in individuals with atopic eczema from those without this condition, and such differences may precede the development of eczema. Probiotics are live bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal
- Probiotics to prevent infantile colic
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Mar-2019
Infantile colic is typically defined as full-force crying for at least three hours per day, on at least three days per week, for at least three weeks. Infantile colic affects a large number of infants and their families worldwide. Its symptoms are broad a
- Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Oct-2020
Intestinal dysbiosis may contribute to the pathogenesis of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very preterm or very low birth weight infants. Dietary supplementation with probiotics to modulate the intestinal microbiome has been proposed as a strategy to r
- Problem solving skills for schizophrenia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Apr-2007
The severe and long-lasting symptoms of schizophrenia are often the cause of severe disability. Environmental stress such as life events and the practical problems people face in their daily can worsen the symptoms of schizophrenia. Deficits in problem so
- Procaine treatments for cognition and dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Oct-2008
Procaine is a controversial substance which has been used for "antiageing" effects including cognitive improvement for more than 50 years.
- Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Oct-2017
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) comprise of a large and heterogeneous group of infections including bacterial, viral, and other aetiologies. In recent years, procalcitonin (PCT), a blood marker for bacterial infections, has emerged as a promising tool
