title: [The effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum on the intestinal ecosystem of the elderly patient].
abstract: The authors have tested the therapeutic efficacy of a multibacterial combination consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus (10(9)) and Bifidobacterium bifidum (10(9)) in elderly patients with bowel disorders. Bacteriological and histopathologic investigation showed this combination to yield excellent biologic results with restoration of duodenal bacterial flora and subsidence of clinical symptoms. The function of the muciparous glands was restored and the duodenal mucosa was normalized.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Proctologica, Università degli Studi di Catania.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pecorella
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vasquez
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gismondo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lo Bue
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chisari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001644:Bifidobacterium; D001688:Biological Products / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002214:Capsules; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D004463:Ecology; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007779:Lactobacillus acidophilus
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D002214:Capsules
vernacular_title: Lactobacillus acidophilus e Bifidobacterium bifidum sull'ecosistema intestinale dell'anziano.