| Literature DB >> 27180007 |
Jennifer K Spinler1, Aaron Brown2, Caná L Ross2, Prapaporn Boonma2, Margaret E Conner3, Tor C Savidge2.
Abstract
Lifeway(®) kefir, a fermented milk product containing 12 probiotic organisms, is reported to show promise as an alternative to fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). We employed a murine CDI model to study the probiotic protective mechanisms and unexpectedly determined that kefir drastically increased disease severity. Our results emphasize the need for further independent clinical testing of kefir as alternative therapy in recurrent CDI.Entities:
Keywords: Clostridium difficile; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Kefir; Probiotic; Toxin
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27180007 PMCID: PMC4969211 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.05.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anaerobe ISSN: 1075-9964 Impact factor: 3.331