The Influence of Probiotics on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | December 2007 |
| Contact: | Hsinchen J Lin, MD |
| Email: | linh@ohsu.edu |
| Phone: | 503-679-3944 |
Drinking probiotics in a the form of a yogurt drink will restore normal gastrointestinal
(GI) bacteria in patients whose colon are colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
(VRE).
(GI) bacteria in patients whose colon are colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
(VRE).
Inclusion Criteria:
- VRE positive patients with GI colonization
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age less than 18 years
- Patients who have had a bone marrow transplant
- Extreme short bowel patients (less than 100 cm small bowel remaining)
- Patients with active VRE infection but no GI colonization
- Patients unable to eat and have no feeding access
- Patients who do not have a power of attorney to give consent if they are unable to
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