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- Title
Infectious complications following probiotic ingestion: a potentially underestimated problem? A systematic review of reports and case series.
- Authors
Costa, Rafael Lessa; Moreira, José; Lorenzo, Andrea; Lamas, Cristiane C.
- Abstract
Background: Little is studied about complications related to probiotic ingestion. This study proposes to present a synthesis and critical evaluation of the reports and series of cases on the infectious complications related to the ingestion of probiotics, which can raise awareness for the prescribing and use of probiotics for certain groups of patients. Methods: Systematic review of reports and series of cases researched in the PubMed, SciELO and Scopus databases published until August 2018. The references of the articles were investigated manually for the search of cross references. SPSS version 23.0 was used for descriptive statistics and univariate analysis. Results: We found 60 case reports and 7 case series, making up a total of 93 patients. Fungemia was the most common infectious complications with 35 (37.6%) cases. The genus Saccharomyces was the most frequent with 47 (50.6%) cases, followed by Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Bacillus, Pedioccocus and Escherichia with 26 (27.9%), 12 (12.8%), 5 (5.4%), 2 (2.2%) and 1 (1.1%) case, respectively. Adults over 60 years of age, Clostridium difficile colitis, antibiotic use and Saccharomyces infections were associated with overall mortality. HIV infections, immunosuppressive drugs, solid organ transplantation, deep intravenous lines, enteral or parenteral nutrition were not associated with death. Conclusion: The use of probiotics cannot be considered risk-free and should be carefully evaluated for some patient groups. Trial registration: CRD42016042289
- Subjects
INFECTION risk factors; AGE distribution; ANTIBIOTICS; BACILLUS (Bacteria); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile; COLITIS; ESCHERICHIA; INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS; MEDLINE; ONLINE information services; SACCHAROMYCES; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PROBIOTICS; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FUNGEMIA
- Publication
BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2018, Vol 18, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1472-6882
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12906-018-2394-3