Antibiotic-associated diarrhea: mechanisms of development and possible correction

Abstract

The article presents the current views on the mechanisms of diarrhea associated with antibiotics, describes methods of treatment and prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. The experimental results proved the feasibility of ­using Saccharomyces boulardii (Enterol) for the prevention of diarrhea caused by the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Keywords

• antibiotic-associated diarrhea
• diarrhea
• antibio­tics
• Saccharomyces boulardii
• Clostridium difficile
• ceftriaxone