Description

Pooled effect estimates from randomized trials evaluating probiotic supplementation for primary and secondary prevention of Clostridium difficile infections are presented, with subgroup analyses by probiotic strain and patient population.

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Source Paper

Probiotics for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of C. difficile Infections: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review.

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2015)

PMID: 27025619

DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics4020160

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![Figure 2: Pooled effect estimates from randomized trials evaluating probiotic supplementation for primary and secondary prevention of Clostridium difficile infections are presented, with subgroup analyses by probiotic strain and patient population.]()

> Source: Lynne V McFarland "Probiotics for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of C. difficile Infections: ." *Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)*, 2015. PMID: [27025619](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27025619/)

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  <figcaption>Figure 2. Pooled effect estimates from randomized trials evaluating probiotic supplementation for primary and secondary prevention of Clostridium difficile infections are presented, with subgroup analyses by probiotic strain and patient population.<br>  Source: Lynne V McFarland "Probiotics for the Primary and Secondary Prevention of C. difficile Infections: ." <em>Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)</em>, 2015. PMID: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27025619/">27025619</a></figcaption>
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