Evaluation of probiotic yogurt on the prevalence of Clostridium difficile infections
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Clostridium Difficile infections.
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016092229915N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Arak University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 132
Inclusion Criteria
persons older than 65 years old admitted in infectious diseases ward who receive antibiotics; no taking antibiotics in the past two months; signed informed consent to participate; no HIV/AIDS; absence of diarrhea during hospitalization.
Exclusion criteria: the patient's unwillingness or inability to enforce orders for the study; discharge before 7 days; need for admission in ICU.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clostridium Difficile. Timepoint: 8 days ( during intervention ). Method of measurement: PCR method.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method