Probiotic Prophylactic: Bacteria May Protect Critically Ill Patients against Pneumonia

How's this for preventative medicine?: Ingesting bacteria may help to prevent infections.Researchers at Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Neb., recently demonstrated that regular doses of probiotic bacteria given to hospital patients on mechanical ventilators resulted in fewer cases of pneumonia. The findings were published online June 3 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine . [More] Bacteria - Pneumonia - Medical school - Health - Creighton University

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