Antibiotics take toll on beneficial microbes in gut
In mice, recovery of microbiota that aid immune system is slow, incomplete
19-Jun-2009 -
It's common knowledge that a protective navy of bacteria normally floats in our intestinal tracts. Antibiotics at least temporarily disturb the normal balance. But it's unclear which antibiotics are the most disruptive, and if the full array of "good bacteria" return promptly or remain altered ...
antibiotics
bacteria
Clostridium difficile
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