Review for 10.1186/s12876-018-0831-x (2018)

Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: A practical guide for probiotics applied to th e case of antibiotic -associated diarrhea in The 
Netherlands  
 
Version: 0 Date: 10 Jan 2018  
 
Reviewer: Raj Eri  
 
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The review article as a practical guide applied  to AAD in The Netherlands by Agamennone et 
al., is a well written paper. The abstract reflects the whole paper quite well. The introduction 
provides data on the usage of antibiotics in The Netherlands but all the other sections with 
respect to the probiotic trials in AAD are from all over the world. Flow of analysis especially the 
literature search and inclusion criteria is we ll described in the results but  the first part of 
discussion seems to repeat the results. The method of action can be expanded a bit more to 
reflect the latest research. The data analysis is excellent although I would specifically like a 
specific Figure f or AAD in children only. Another aspect I would like the authors to discuss is 
the timing of the probiotics. For example, what is the latest on usage of probiotics pre -antibiotics 
and along with antibiotics. Similarly, can the authors explain their star cl assification in a detailed 
fashion? I would also like the authors to expand more on the doses and explain better how the 
recommended dose was arrived at.  
Overall, a nice study.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
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Yes 
 
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Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
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Yes 
  
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Quality of written English  
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Acceptable  
 
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