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Probiotics may reduce risk of VAP in ICU patients

Jun. 17th, 2010 at 11:42 AM
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Probiotics may reduce risk of VAP in ICU patients
Daily probiotic therapy halved the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a select group of patients in the intensive care unit, U.S. researchers found. The study, which used twice-daily doses of Lactobacillus rhamnosus, also showed that the treatment reduced the amount of antibiotics needed after almost five years. Science Blog (6/16)
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