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| Title |
A multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating lactobacilli and bifidobacteria in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in older people admitted to hospital: the PLACIDE study protocol
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-12-108 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Stephen J Allen, Kathie Wareham, Caroline Bradley, Wyn Harris, Anjan Dhar, Helga Brown, Alwyn Foden, Way Yee Cheung, Michael B Gravenor, Sue Plummer, Ceri J Phillips, Dietrich Mack |
| Abstract |
Antibiotic associated diarrhoea complicates 5-39% of courses of antibiotic treatment. Major risk factors are increased age and admission to hospital. Of particular importance is C. difficile associated diarrhoea which occurs in about 4% of antibiotic courses and may result in severe illness, death and high healthcare costs. The emergence of the more virulent 027 strain of C. difficile has further heightened concerns. Probiotics may prevent antibiotic associated diarrhoea by several mechanisms including colonization resistance through maintaining a healthy gut flora. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 139 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 3% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 132 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 16% |
| Researcher | 19 | 14% |
| Other | 15 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 9% |
| Other | 27 | 19% |
| Unknown | 30 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 16 | 12% |
| Unknown | 37 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 May 2012.
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