It\u2019s gotten normal for patients\nin the ICU to get probiotics, both children and adult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the study published in Nature Medicine, between 2009 and 2014, 1.1 % of patients suffered from bacteremia who received probiotics in the hospital\u2019s ICU. The study also stated, the microorganisms living in probiotic formulations like yogurt can cause blood infections in few cases as indicated by a study which cautions the use of the product in the hospital\u2019s ICU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
6 ICU cases of bacteremia was\ncompared by the researchers with another 16 patients in the ICU who didn\u2019t have\nthe infection but were receiving probiotics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kelly Flett, co-author from\nNovant Health Eastover Paediatrics, said “We wanted to see if there were factors\nwe could identify clinically, so we could make recommendations about giving\nprobiotics in the ICU,”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Co-author of the study, Thomas\nSandora said “We know from prior studies that certain patients are at\nhigher risk for infection from probiotics — usually those with compromised\nimmune systems, or problems with their intestinal tracts that would allow\nprobiotics to get into the bloodstream,”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He further added “But these\npatients did not have any of those risk factors. The only risk factor was being\ncritically ill in the ICU,” he further added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The researchers found that the\nbacteria in patients\u2019 blood matched with those in the probiotic capsules – a\nstrain known as Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, or LGG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Researcher from Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, Gregory Priebe said “The high level of discrimination from whole-genome sequencing was needed, since many Lactobacillus species are normal colonisers of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract,” The hospital has new protocols that before handling probiotic capsules nurses should wear gloves and change the gloves after administering them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
MarketsandMarkets Gen-Next\nProbiotics and Microbiome Congress taking place on February 6-7, 2020 at Sheraton\nSan Diego Hotel & Marina will discuss major breakthroughs of microbiome,\nprobiotics and prebiotics research along with their applications pertaining to\nchallenges like medicinal data interpretation, investment and regulatory\nhurdles faced by the practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n