Neonatology
Infectious Diseases
Hospital-based Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
Gregory Priebe, MD
Senior Associate in Critical Care
Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Patricia Hibberd, MD, PhD
Chair and Professor
Global Health
Boston University School of Public Health
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Probiotics are increasingly used in pediatrics, spanning outpatient general pediatric practice, the emergency department, and hospitalized patients, including those in intensive care units. Although some studies have shown efficacy in acute infectious diarrhea, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, viral respiratory tract infections, and inflammatory bowel disease, reported benefits are typically probiotic-formulation-specific, and recent clinical trials have raised questions about the potential benefits. Recent data also highlight the risks of bacteremia and sepsis related to probiotics as well as the impact of probiotics on the microbiome. This session will provide an overview of probiotic use and clinical trials in pediatrics, including what is known about probiotics in COVID-19.
Presenter: Patricia Hibberd, MD, PhD – Boston University School of Public Health
Presenter: Mark Underwood, MD – University of California Davis
Presenter: Gregory Priebe, MD – Boston Children's Hospital
Presenter: David Schnadower, MD MPH – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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