Lactobacillus probiotics may prevent recurrent UTIs in postmenopausal womenUrinary tract infection (UTI) is common; over half of all adult women will have a UTI, with a third having recurrent UTI. Women at higher risk of developing recurrence are older, postmenopausal, and incontinent and have ...
Naderi A, Kasra-Kermanshahi R, Gharavi S, et al. Study of antag- onistic effects of Lactobacillus strains as probiotics on multi drug resistant (MDR) bacteria isolated from urinary tract infections (UTIs). Iran J Basic Med Sci 2014;17(3): 201-8....
Lactobacilli carry out fermentation of lactose into lactic acid and are thus valued for food production and as probiotics. Many species within the genus are classified as “Generally Recognized As Safe” (GRAS) (Salvetti, Torriani, & Felis, 2012). Two representative species, L. reuteri and L....
Background: Meta-analyses involving >4000 subjects with probiotics added to antimicrobial Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy in populations with antibiotic resistance have reported a mean increase in eradication rate of 12.2%. It is unclear how to translate that result into clinical practice. Aim: ...
All these protective mechanisms have made that lactobacilli are proposed for the maintenance of the vaginal mucosa integrity and prevention of disorders related to alteration of vaginal microbiota, such as vaginitis and vaginosis. It has been suggested that the use of probiotics after antibiotic treatmen...
Yunji Kim 2, Dahye Lee 3,Young‑Youn Kim 2,3, Hye‑Sung Kim 2,3 & Inseong Hwang 1* Oral probiotics have been recently gaining much attention owing to their potential to inhibit the progression of dental caries by controlling the cariogenic effects of ...
rhamnosus are validated probiotics. We describe the draft genomes of three L. rhamnosus strains (L31, L34, and L35) isolated from the feces of Thai breastfed infants, which exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in vitro. The three genomes range between 2.8 – 2.9 Mb, and contain approxi- ...
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Fig. 1.Flowchart demonstrating guidelines for probiotic strain selection. 2.3Manufacture of live probiotics The following steps are followed, in general, in the manufacture of a probiotic product. The first step is “propagation,” during which physical parameters such as temperature, oxygen, agitation...
Therefore, women are increasingly looking for safe and effective non-antimicrobial alternatives. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised studies of products containing cranberry showed a protective effect against UTI, particularly in women with recurrent UTIs, 鈥Jeremy...