In vivo effectiveness and safety of probiotics on prophylaxis and treatment of oral candidiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 140 - 12
• Main Authors: Hu, Lijun, Zhou, Mimi, Young, Andrew, Zhao, Weiwei, Yan, Zhimin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.07.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Animal experimentation; Animals; Antifungal Agents; Candida; Candidiasis; Candidiasis, Oral - drug therapy; Care and treatment; Child; Children; Clinical trial; Dental prophylaxis; Effectiveness; Elderly; Health aspects; Humans; Medical research; Mice; Morbidity; Mouse animal model; Mycoses; Odds Ratio; Oral candidiasis; Patient outcomes; Probiotics; Probiotics - therapeutic use; Prophylaxis; Safety; Safety and security measures; United States; China; Probiotics; Clinical trial; Effectiveness; Safety; Oral candidiasis; Mouse animal model

To systematically review and assess the in vivo effectiveness and safety of probiotics for prophylaxis and treating oral candidiasis. A literature search for studies published in English until August 1, 2018 was conducted in the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Scien...