Probiotics and Antibiotics - Should they be given together? Aileen Green BSc (Hons) MPhil

The use of antibiotics in clinical treatment of various infections is often essential in patients. However, it is now well recognised that antibiotics (particularly broad spectrum antibiotics) can adversely affect the balance of the resident gut microflora resulting in a dysbiosis, or microflora imbalance, of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and can therefore act as an immune suppressor.

This article discusses whether probiotics can and should be given at the same time as antibiotics.

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