The authors in this issue will provide state-of-the-art reviews on the use of probiotics in care of the gastroenterologic system. Articles are devoted to probiotics as treatment for IBD, chronic diarrhea, C. difficile colitis, functional bowel disease, allergic disorders, necrotizing enterocolitis, and obesity. Other articles examine the safety of probiotics, fecal biotherapy, and molecular assessment of intestinal microflora.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Clinical Applications of Probiotics in Gastroenterology: Questions and Answers - p. 6 7. Early Development of Intestinal Microbiota - p. 8 8. Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Probiotics - p. 18 9. Probiotics in the Development and Treatment of Allergic Disease - p. 25 10. The Role of Probiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea and Clostridium Difficile Colitis - p. 34 11. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation - p. 43 12. Probiotics in the Management of Functional Bowel Disorders - p. 54 13. Probiotic Bacteria in the Prevention and the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - p. 62 14. Probiotics, Prebiotics, Energy Balance, and Obesity - p. 73 15. Nucleic Acid-based Methods to Assess the Composition and Function of the Bowel Microbiota - p. 81 16. A Commentary on the Safety of Probiotics - p. 90 17. Index - p. 95
The authors in this issue will provide state-of-the-art reviews on the use of probiotics in care of the gastroenterologic system. Articles are devoted to probiotics as treatment for IBD, chronic diarrhea, C. difficile colitis, functional bowel disease, allergic disorders, necrotizing enterocolitis, and obesity. Other articles examine the safety of probiotics, fecal biotherapy, and molecular assessment of intestinal microflora.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Clinical Applications of Probiotics in Gastroenterology: Questions and Answers - p. 6 7. Early Development of Intestinal Microbiota - p. 8 8. Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolitis with Probiotics - p. 18 9. Probiotics in the Development and Treatment of Allergic Disease - p. 25 10. The Role of Probiotics in the Prevention and Treatment of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea and Clostridium Difficile Colitis - p. 34 11. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation - p. 43 12. Probiotics in the Management of Functional Bowel Disorders - p. 54 13. Probiotic Bacteria in the Prevention and the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - p. 62 14. Probiotics, Prebiotics, Energy Balance, and Obesity - p. 73 15. Nucleic Acid-based Methods to Assess the Composition and Function of the Bowel Microbiota - p. 81 16. A Commentary on the Safety of Probiotics - p. 90 17. Index - p. 95
