doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu429.
Epub 2014 Jun 9.
Staggered and tapered antibiotic withdrawal with administration of kefir for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
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Staggered and tapered antibiotic withdrawal with administration of kefir for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
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Abstract
Daily administration of the probiotic kefir given in combination with a staggered and tapered antibiotic withdrawal regimen may resolve recurrent Clostridium difficile infection as effectively as fecal microbiota transplantation.
Keywords: Clostridium difficile; antibiotic withdrawal; diarrhea; kefir; recurrent.
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