Date of Award
5-12-2012
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Pharmacy
First Advisor
Jane Gervasio
Abstract
Probiotics have been promoted for use in many gastrointestinal ailments. Most studies find probiotics safe for human use, reporting no severe adverse effects. However, probiotics are live microorganisms and thus have the potential to cause infection. Transplant recipients are considered at high risk for infectious complications from probiotics due to the immunosuppressive medications used to prevent organ rejection. Nonetheless, clinicians are currently utilizing probiotics in the transplant population, due to their benefit in gastrointestinal disorders, particularly recurrent Clostridium difficile. Limited knowledge and paucity of prospective trials in this patient population demands the need for completion of studies to identify the safety of probiotics in transplant patients.
Recommended Citation
Dores, Nicole Marie, "Safety of Saccharomyces boulardii (Florastor) in Solid Organ Transplant Patients" (2012). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 165.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/165