A Multi-Hospital Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Probiotics Versus Placebo in Preventing Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Adult Patients
Probiotics significantly reduced the incidence and duration of AAD compared to placebo, with high adherence and favorable patient-reported outcomes.
Authors
- Nadia Siddiqui
- Mian Shah Yousaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1930-8389)
- Muhammad Afnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-3364)
- Moeen Ul Haq
- Shiza Rauf
- Jamal Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2537-6894)
- Ahmed Samir Abdul Elhamid
- Minahil Shahid
- Samran Hasan Adnan
- Syed Jamal Ud Din
Institutions
- Gomal University (PK)
- Kohat University of Science and Technology (PK)
- Khyber Medical University (PK)
- Khyber Teaching Hospital (PK)
- Lady Reading Hospital (PK)
- Leicester Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Shalamar Hospital (PK)
- Jinnah Medical & Dental College (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (GB)
- Delta University for Science and Technology (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.70881
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39