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- Title
The Role of Probiotics in the Prevention of Clostridioides difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
- Authors
Dudzicz-Gojowy, Sylwia; Więcek, Andrzej; Adamczak, Marcin
- Abstract
In patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD), substantial unfavourable alterations in the intestinal microbiota composition, i.e., dysbiosis, have been noted. The main causes of such dysbiosis among others are insufficient dietary fibre content in the diet, fluid restrictions, medications used, and physical activity limitation. One clinically important consequence of dysbiosis in CKD patients is high risk of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). In observational studies, it was found that CDI is more frequent in CKD patients than in the general population. This appears to be related to high hospitalization rate and more often antibiotic therapy use, leading up to the occurrence of dysbiosis. Therefore, the use of probiotics in CKD patients may avert changes in the intestinal microbiota, which is the major risk factor of CDI. The aim of this review paper is to summarize the actual knowledge concerning the use of probiotics in CDI prevention in CKD patients in the context of CDI prevention in the general population.
- Subjects
HEALTH literacy; DRINKING (Physiology); ANTIBIOTICS; RISK assessment; CLOSTRIDIUM diseases; CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; GUT microbiome; HOSPITAL care; CHRONIC kidney failure; DIETARY fiber; PROBIOTICS; PHYSICAL activity
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 5, p671
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16050671