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Item Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea: What is it and how do you make it better?(2009-08-19) KenKnight, JonathanConsider using probiotics for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children. Evidence suggests that probiotics given for the duration of the course of antibiotics cut the risk of developing diarrhea by almost 50%.Item Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea(2009-05-04) Turgasen, SarahAntibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is an important cause of morbidity, mortality and cost in hospitalized patients. Recent RTC’s and meta-analyses have shown that administration of a probioticcontaining drink during and after antibiotic treatment may be a cost-effective way to prevent AAD.Item The basics every patient needs to know about Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea(2008-09-02) Lieser, MatthewThe purpose of this article was to provide patients with background information about Clostridium difficile-associated disease. These include signs/symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options.