
%0 Journal Article
%A Scahill, Shane 
%T Potion or Poison? Probiotics
%J Journal of Primary Health Care
%D 2013/03/01
%V 5
%N 1
%P 81-81
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HC13081
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HC13081 
%X SUMMARY MESSAGE: Two types of probiotic (Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Saccharomyces boulardii) at high doses may prevent the onset of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children. Probiotics are generally well tolerated. Clinical benefit needs to be confirmed in larger studies across a greater range of probiotics. There is insufficient evidence to recommend probiotic therapy in adults as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy, specifically for Clostridium difficile-induced colitis. 
