title: [Use of Lactobacillus as a probiotic factor to treat urogenital and intestinal infections as well as to prevent and treat allergic diseases].
abstract: Lactobacilli are probiotic micro-organisms that are part of the oral, intestinal and urogenital commensal flora. The beneficial effect of these bacterial strains, especially the eradication of or protection against pathogenic bacteria and yeasts, was shown by several studies. The preventive and therapeutic effect of lactobacilli applies to diarrhoea and urogenital infections in particular. Lactobacilli also seem to have a protective influence on the development and treatment of atopic disease.
authors.affiliation: Klinikum der Universität München, Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie-Innenstadt. Kathrin.Merk@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Merk
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Borelli
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: Hans Christian
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Korting
mesh_terms: D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007239:Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007778:Lactobacillus; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome