Probiotics used in trials should be independently checked microbiologically
- 17 July 1999
- Vol. 319 (7203) , 189
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.319.7203.189a
Abstract
EDITOR—MacFarlane and Cummings report on the use of probiotics and prebiotics.1 Strategies to modulate the flora in a beneficial way may help to decrease the use of antibiotics,2 which has obvious important advantages. It is essential that properly conducted clinical trials are carried out, but …Keywords
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