Overall , lactobacilli were beneficial for the treatment of patients with bacterial vaginosis .
No clear benefit was seen for c and idiasis or urinary tract infection .
In conclusion , the use of certain lactobacillus strains such as L. rhamnosus GR-1 and L. reuteri for prevention and treatment of recurrent urogenital infection is promising , especially for recurrent bacterial vaginosis .
Abstract Probiotics are increasingly being used to treat and prevent urogenital infections .
However , a critical assessment of their efficacy in major urogenital infections is lacking .
We report the results of a systematic review to determine the efficacy of probiotics for prevention or treatment of three major urogenital infections : bacterial vaginosis , vulvovaginal c and idiasis , and urinary tract infection .
Probiotics prophylaxis in children with persistent primary vesicoureteral reflux
Probiotics , beneficial living microorganisms , have been proven to be effective in preventing gastrointestinal infections , but their effect in preventing urinary tract infection ( UTI ) is inconclusive . A prospect i ve r and omized controlled study was done to compare the preventive effect of probiotics with conventional antibiotics in children with persistent primary vesicoureteral reflux ( VUR ) . One hundred twenty children who had had persistent primary VUR after antibiotic prophylaxis for 1 year were r and omly allocated into a probiotics ( Lactobacillus acidophilus 108 CFU/g 1 g b.i.d . , n = 60 ) or an antibiotics ( trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole 2/10 mg/kg h.s . , n = 60 ) prophylaxis group during the second year of follow-up . The incidence of recurrent UTI was 18.3 % ( 11/60 ) in the probiotics group , which was not different from 21.6%(13/60 ) in the antibiotic group ( P = 0.926 ) . The causative organisms of recurrent UTI were not significantly different between the two groups ( P = 0.938 ) . Even after stratification by VUR grade , age , gender , phimosis , voiding dysfunction and renal scar , the incidence of recurrent UTI did not differ significantly between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ) . The development of new renal scar was not significantly different between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ) . In conclusion , probiotics prophylaxis was as effective as antibiotic prophylaxis in children with persistent primary VUR
Overall , lactobacilli were beneficial for the treatment of patients with bacterial vaginosis .
No clear benefit was seen for c and idiasis or urinary tract infection .
In conclusion , the use of certain lactobacillus strains such as L. rhamnosus GR-1 and L. reuteri for prevention and treatment of recurrent urogenital infection is promising , especially for recurrent bacterial vaginosis .
Abstract Probiotics are increasingly being used to treat and prevent urogenital infections .
However , a critical assessment of their efficacy in major urogenital infections is lacking .
We report the results of a systematic review to determine the efficacy of probiotics for prevention or treatment of three major urogenital infections : bacterial vaginosis , vulvovaginal c and idiasis , and urinary tract infection .