Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and No Eradication of Staphylococcus aureus at Extra-Gastrointestinal Sites

• Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 on carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: results of the impact of probiotics for reducing infections in veterans (IMPROVE) study

  • 2018-03-14
  • RCT · n = 113
  • BMC Infectious Diseases 18(1)
  • • S. Eggers
    • A. Barker
    • S. Valentine
    • T. Hess
    • M. Duster
    • N. Safdar

  • PubMed: 29540160
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3028-6

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  • No Eradication of Staphylococcus aureus at Extra-Gastrointestinal Sites

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  Use of daily oral L. rhamnosus HN001 reduced odds of carriage of S. aureus in the GI tract, however it did not eradicate S. aureus from other body sites.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small