| Pro- and synbiotics to control inflammation and infection in patients with multiple injuries. | |
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PMID: 19820590 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: A recent randomized clinical trial of our group disclosed considerable reduction of the infective sequelae after administration of a synbiotic formula, namely Synbiotic 2000FORTE, in patients with multiple injuries, the latter being a preparation of four probiotics. The mechanism of action of synbiotics was studied. METHODS: A total of 72 patients with severe multiple injuries were allocated to a 15-day administration of either placebo or the synbiotic formula. The association of bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), and endotoxins (LPS) were studied. RESULTS: Sepsis in the field of bacteremia occurred in 13 patients treated with placebo (36.1%) compared with 5 patients treated with Synbiotic 2000FORTE (13.9%, p = 0.028 between groups). The time to progression to primary bacteremia was longer among patients treated with Synbiotic 2000FORTE compared with placebo (p = 0.0237 between groups). Twelve (33.3%) and five (13.9%) placebo-treated and probiotic-treated patients, respectively, developed ventilator-associated pneumonia with Acinetobacter baumannii as a bacterial cause (p = 0.047 between groups). Treatment with synbiotics was accompanied by reduction of white blood cell counts and LPS and CRP levels in either patients who did or did not develop sepsis. CONCLUSIONS: Synbiotics contained in the studied formula decrease significantly the risk for sepsis by bloodstream infections and the occurrence of VAP by A. baumannii. The mechanisms of action might involve direct immunomodulatory effect, prevention of bacterial translocation, or most likely a combination of both. |
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Authors:
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Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis; Stig Bengmark; Kyriaki Kanellakopoulou; Katerina Kotzampassi |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of trauma Volume: 67 ISSN: 1529-8809 ISO Abbreviation: J Trauma Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-12 Completed Date: 2009-12-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376373 Medline TA: J Trauma Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 815-21 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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4th Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece. giamarel@ath.forthnet.gr |
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APACHE Actinobacteria Bacterial Infections / prevention & control Critical Illness Cross Infection / prevention & control Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / prevention & control Humans Middle Aged Multiple Trauma / complications* Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / microbiology, prevention & control Polysaccharides / therapeutic use* Probiotics / therapeutic use* Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / prevention & control |
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0/Polysaccharides |
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