title: [Lyophilized Saccharomyces boulardii: example of a probiotic medicine].
abstract: Saccharomyces boulardii is a natural yeast without genetic modification isolated from the bark of the litchi tree in Indochina. In its lyophilized form is an example of the called probiotic medicine. The probiotic denomination is in relation to that itself assets in the gastrointestinal tract in interrelation to that biologic environment. And is labelled as medicine because the lyophilized form has a clinical and pharmaceutical expedient included in the regulation of medicinal products in almost 100 countries.
authors: Universidad Católica de Lovaina.
authors: Jean-Paul
authors: JP
authors: Buts
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002460:Cell Line; D002648:Child; D002771:Cholera / Q000628:therapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000628:therapy; D005612:Freeze Drying; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019936:Probiotics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D012008:Recurrence; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal