PREVENTION AND THERAPY OF ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA: PLACE OF PROBIOTICS

Abstract

Antibacterial drugs as many other drugs have side effects, one of which is antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). In addition to light idiopathic forms the practicing clinicians faces AAD grave forms. The major causative agent of grave forms is bacterium Clostridium difficile. Clostridium-induced diarrhea is inclined to recurrences. In addition to etiotropic therapy of Clostridium infection probiotics are effective drugs for prevention and therapy of AAD.

Keywords

• antibiotic-associated diarrhea
• clostridium difficile
• probiotics