A 2013 systematic review and meta-analysis of hospitalized adults (ages 33 to 79 years) found that co-administration of probiotics with antibiotics significantly reduced antibiotic-associated diarrhea (RR: 0.61) and Clostridium difficile infection (RR: 0.37) compared to placebo.

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  Immunity In Depth | Linus Pauling Institute

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