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ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Antimicrobial Efficacy of Five Probiotic Strains Against Helicobacter pylori.

Ilaria Maria Saracino, Matteo Pavoni, Laura Saccomanno, Giulia Fiorini, Valeria Pesci, Claudio Foschi, Giulia Piccirilli, Giulia Bernardini, John Holton, Natale Figura and 3 more

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Article in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ilaria Maria SaracinoDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Matteo PavoniDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Laura SaccomannoDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Giulia FioriniDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Valeria PesciDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Claudio FoschiMicrobiology and Clinical Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Giulia PiccirilliMicrobiology and Clinical Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Giulia BernardiniDepartment of Biotechnology Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
John HoltonDepartment of Health & Social Sciences, University of Middlesex, London NW4 4HE, UK.
Natale FiguraDepartment of Biotechnology Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Tiziana LazzarottoMicrobiology and Clinical Microbiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Claudio BorghiDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Berardino VairaDepartment of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
University of Bologna · ITUniversity of Siena · ITMiddlesex University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a challenge for clinicians. The large increase in drug-resistant strains makes the formulation of new therapeutic strategies fundamental. The frequent onset of side effects during antibiotic treatment (mainly due to intestinal dysbiosis) should not be underestimated as it may cause the interruption of treatment, failure of H. pylori eradication and clonal selection of resistant bacteria. Probiotic integration during antibiotic treatment can exert a dual function: a direct antagonistic effect on H. pylori and a balancing effect on dysbiosis. Therefore, it fulfills the definition of a new therapeutic strategy to successfully treat H. pylori infection. Data reported in literature give promising but discrepant results.

aimTo assess in vitro bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity of probiotic strains against H. pylori. MATERIALS AND

methodsL. casei, L. paracasei, L. acidophilus, B. lactis and S. thermophilus strains were used. Agar well diffusion and time-kill curves were carried out to detect bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity, respectively.

resultsAll probiotic strains showed both bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity vs. H. pylori.

conclusionsSuch findings prompted us to plan a protocol of treatment in which probiotics are given to infected patients in association with antibiotic therapy.

Indexed as

bactericidal activitybacteriostatic activitydysbiosisHelicobacter pyloriprobioticstherapy

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PMCPMC7277513
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