The Probiotics for Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea (PAAD) study in care homes: determining the effect of probiotics on antibiotic associated diarrhoea Background and study aims Infectious diarrhoea is caused by pathogens invading the human host and disrupting the normal colonic flora of the gut or by an overgrowth of existing bacteria. The most comm...

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Preventing disease through opportunistic, rapid engagement by primary care teams using behaviour change counselling Not provided at time of registration

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Probiotics to reduce infections in care home residents Background and study aims Care home residents (CHR) are prescribed far more antibiotics than the general population because they are more likely to get an infection, caused by a weakened immune system...

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Stemming the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance: a trial of an intervention addressing the 'why' and 'how' of appropriate antibiotic prescribing in general practices Not provided at time of registration

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Probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (including Clostridium difficile) in care homes: providing incidence data on antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in care homes and evaluating care homes as a setting to conduct complex studies/drug trials Background and study aims Taking antibiotics kills off bacteria that cause disease. However, antibiotics also kill the bacteria that help keep the harmful bacteria in check, often causing diarrhoea. O...

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