Are probiotics and prebiotics effective in the prevention of travellers ’ diarrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Travellers ’ diarrhea (TD) impacts annually over 20 million tourists, business travellers and military troops on a worldwide basis. Reliance on antibiotic prophylaxis and educational programs has not lead to a significant reduction in TD rates. Previous reviews of probiotics for TD have not accounted for the strain-specificity of probiotic efficacy nor have investigated prebiotics for the prevention of TD.
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research