THE EFFECT OF ANTIBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS ON THE GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME

Abstract

The widespread use of antibiotics over the last 80 years has saved millions of lives, however became the cause of another, no less crucial challenge antibiotic-associated alterations of the human microbiome. The review summarizes current findings on the shortand long-term effects of antibiotics on the body, and the potential of probiotics in mitigating those effects.

Keywords

• antibiotics
• probiotics
• children
• lactobacillus gg