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Probiotics & C diff
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| On Dec 23 2005 2:25PM theholds wrote: |
Being very topical - we have been looking at possibly using probiotics or brewer's yeast prophylactically for those pts at risk of ARD (C diff). I know that there is an ongoing debate about the efficacy of this but is anybody doing this and what or how did they persuade the Trust to spend money on it in light of the lack of evidence?
Craig Hold
Senior ICN
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| On Jan 3 2006 12:21PM alison.murphy wrote: |
| Article in BMJ 8th June 2005 p1361 - 1364 on Probiotics and their use in the prevention of antibiotic induced diarrhoea. |
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 ICNA Community Network MeetingPlease note the next Community ICNA meeting is on the, Wednesday 6th September 2006 and will be held at Eastman Dental Hospital, London.
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The 36th Annual Infection Control ConferenceSeptember 25th to 27th 2006
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