| Title |
Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile‐associated diarrhea in adults and children
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, May 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd006095.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joshua Z Goldenberg, Stephanie SY, Jane D Saxton, Mark R Martzen, Per O Vandvik, Kristian Thorlund, Gordon H Guyatt, Bradley C Johnston |
| Abstract |
Antibiotics are widely prescribed; however they can cause disturbances in gastrointestinal flora which may lead to reduced resistance to pathogens such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). Probiotics are live organisms thought to balance the gastrointestinal flora. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 13% |
| Canada | 11 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 8% |
| Australia | 9 | 8% |
| Spain | 9 | 8% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3% |
| Norway | 3 | 3% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 14% |
| Unknown | 38 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 74 | 63% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 22 | 19% |
| Scientists | 19 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 347 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 13% |
| Researcher | 47 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 36 | 10% |
| Other | 35 | 10% |
| Other | 89 | 25% |
| Unknown | 62 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 157 | 44% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 33 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 25 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 4% |
| Other | 37 | 10% |
| Unknown | 71 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
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#153,139
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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#278
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#938
of 208,012 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#8
of 285 outputs
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