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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Aug;159(2):708-738.e4.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.05.060. Epub 2020 Jun 9.

AGA Technical Review on the Role of Probiotics in the Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders

Geoffrey A Preidis  1 , Adam V Weizman  2 , Purna C Kashyap  3 , Rebecca L Morgan  4
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AGA Technical Review on the Role of Probiotics in the Management of Gastrointestinal Disorders

Geoffrey A Preidis et al. Gastroenterology. 2020 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest

These authors disclose the following: Adam V. Weizman has served on an advisory board for Abbvie and Ferring Pharmaceuticals and as a speaker for Janssen, Abbvie and Ferring. Purna C. Kashyap serves on the advisory board of Novome Biotechnologies and is an ad hoc consultant for Otsuka Pharmaceuticals and Pendulum Therapeutics. The remaining authors disclose no conflicts. All members were required to complete disclosure statement. These statements are maintained at the American Gastroenterological Association Institute (AGA) headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Panel members disclosed all potential conflicts of interest according to the AGA Institute policy. No Guideline Panel member was excused from participation in the process owing to disqualifying conflict.

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Figure 1.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis flow diagram. Probiotics to treat CDI.
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Figure 2.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis flow diagram. Probiotics to prevent CDAD.
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Figure 3.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis flow diagram. (A) Probiotics to induce remission in CD. (B) Probiotics to maintain remission in CD.
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Figure 4.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis flow diagram. (A) Probiotics for Induction of Remission in ulcerative colitis. (B) Probiotics to maintain remission in ulcerative colitis.
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Figure 5.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis flow diagram. Probiotics for pouchitis.
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Figure 6.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis flow diagram. Probiotics to treat IBS.
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Figure 7.
Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis flow diagram. Probiotics to treat acute gastroenteritis.
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