PROBIOTICS FOR ANTIBIOTIC-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA IN HOSPITALIZED/INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY: REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Introduction: antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is a frequent complication of antibiotic therapy in hospitalized or institutionalized older adults and may progress to Clostridioides difficile infection. Objective: to assess whether probiotics, compared with placebo or standard care, reduce AAD incidence in this popu...