Understanding gut-immune interactions in management of acute infectious diarrhoea
Philip Calder Professor of nutritional immunology, Human development and health academic unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton
Veronica Hall Nurse consultant in gastroenterology, Gastroenterology and hepatology services, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, Lancashire
This article discusses the role that immunity plays in the risk of diarrhoea and the potential role for probiotics in the management of acute infectious diarrhoea in older people, including antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea.
Nursing Older People.
24, 9, 29-39.
doi: 10.7748/nop2012.11.24.9.29.c9367
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Conflict of interest
This article was supported by Array Information for healthcare professionals only
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