• DOI:10.1007/s11894-012-0274-4
Corpus ID: 22813174

Fighting Fire with Fire: Is it Time to Use Probiotics to Manage Pathogenic Bacterial Diseases?

@article{Heineman2012FightingFW,
  title={Fighting Fire with Fire: Is it Time to Use Probiotics to Manage Pathogenic Bacterial Diseases?},
  author={J. Heineman and Sara Bubenik and S. McClave and R. Martindale},
  journal={Current Gastroenterology Reports},
  year={2012},
  volume={14},
  pages={343-348}
}

• J. Heineman, Sara Bubenik, +1 author R. Martindale
• Published 2012
• Medicine
• Current Gastroenterology Reports

Probiotics, when considered in clinical practice, have traditionally been used for prophylaxis; however, there is growing data suggesting treatment benefits in numerous disease states. In this review, we focus on probiotics as treatment for and prevention of several acute and chronic infectious processes including Helicobacter pylori, Clostridium difficile, necrotizing enterocolitis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. It is… Expand