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Probiotics: Therapeutic Potential For People With Spinal Cord Injury (Sci), Kingsley C. Anukam
Probiotics: Therapeutic Potential For People With Spinal Cord Injury (Sci), Kingsley C. Anukam
Kingsley C Anukam
The recent increased interest in probiotics “Live microorganism which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host”, has not yet translated into specific products for hospitalized or spinal cord injured (SCI) patients in Canada. Europeans have more access to clinically proven products, such as Proviva, a Lactobacillus plantarum 299V containing milk drink which when given with oat fibres, has been shown to reduce infections in seriously ill surgical patients. For applications to SCI patients, several options could either be tested now or applied in the future. There are good data on the anti-inflammatory effects of probiotic …