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Probiotics to reduce antibiotic administration in care home residents aged 65 years and older: the PRINCESS RCT

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Background

Care homes are an increasingly important sector of care. Care home residents are particularly vulnerable to infections and are often prescribed antibiotics, driving antibiotic resistance. Probiotics may be a cheap and safe way to reduce antibiotic use. Efficacy and possible mechanisms of action are yet to be rigorously evaluated in this group.

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The objective was to evaluate efficacy and explore mechanisms of action of a daily oral probiotic comb...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.3310/eme08070

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Sub department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Oxford college:
Trinity College
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ORCID:
0000-0002-0102-3453
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ORCID:
0000-0003-0850-4724
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ORCID:
0000-0001-5894-570X
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ORCID:
0000-0002-6934-2928
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ORCID:
0000-0001-8309-568X


Publisher:
National Institute for Health Research
Journal:
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation More from this journal
Volume:
8
Issue:
7
Pages:
1-128
Publication date:
2021-05-01
Acceptance date:
2020-06-01
DOI:
EISSN:
2050-4373
ISSN:
2050-4365
Pmid:
33950614


Language:
English
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Subtype:
Review
Pubs id:
1174130
Local pid:
pubs:1174130
Deposit date:
2021-11-26

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