title: Are probiotic or synbiotic preparations effective for the management of clostridium difficile-associated or radiation-induced diarrhea?
authors.affiliation: Advanced Practice Nurse, Wound Care Team, University of Virginia Health Care Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eddins
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000150:complications*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012107:Research Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome