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Probiotics and Intestinal Colonization by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Mice and Humans

M. Vidal, Christiane Forestier, Nicolas Charbonnel, Sandrine Hénard, Christian Rabaud, O. Lesens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2010 · 46 citations · 7 references

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We investigated the impact of probiotics on the intestinal carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Lcr35 but not Escherichia coli Nissle reduced, although not significantly, the density of VRE colonization in a murine model. No effect of Lcr35 was observed in a double-blind placebo randomized study, involving nine patients.

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