Gut Microbes and Healthy Volunteers: Randomized Controlled Study
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What is the primary role of gut microbes in the intestinal epithelium?

  • Enhancing trophic effects (correct)
  • Producing hormones
  • Producing antibiotics
  • Developing the immune system

What is the primary use of Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745?

  • To prevent and treat diarrheal diseases (correct)
  • To treat gastroenterological diseases
  • To prevent respiratory infections
  • To treat neurological disorders

What is the name of the pathogenic microbe that gut microbes protect against?

  • Clostridium difficile (correct)
  • Escherichia coli
  • Salmonella typhi
  • Staphylococcus aureus

What is the benefit of probiotics in maintaining intestinal health?

<p>Providing significant health benefits (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary aim of the study mentioned in the article?

<p>To examine the effects of Saccharomyces boulardii on the gut microbiota of healthy volunteers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of randomized controlled trials showed statistically significant protection from antibiotic-associated diarrhea in subjects taking Saccharomyces boulardii?

<p>80% of 10 trials, which is 8 trials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of probiotics in the gut?

<p>Salvaging energy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relative risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in subjects taking Saccharomyces boulardii according to a meta-analysis?

<p>0.47 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the duration of treatment with Saccharomyces boulardii in the study?

<p>14 days (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technique was used to analyze the changes in microbiota in stool specimens?

<p>16s rRNA gene pyrosequencing (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the strain of Saccharomyces boulardii used in the prevention and treatment of diarrheal diseases?

<p>CNCM I-745 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the yeast organism that is a type of probiotic?

<p>Saccharomyces boulardii (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What condition is associated with the use of antibiotics?

<p>Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many subjects withdrew from the study due to adverse events?

<p>One (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many decades has Saccharomyces boulardii been used to prevent and treat diarrheal diseases?

<p>Many decades (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of disease is Saccharomyces boulardii primarily used to prevent and treat?

<p>Diarrheal disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the combination of antibiotics used in the study?

<p>Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of probiotics according to the article?

<p>Maintaining a healthy gut microbiota (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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