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The use of probiotics in urology

This review aimed to summarise recent findings on the health-benefit effects of probiotics in urological diseases. The use of certain beneficial strains against urogenital infections, bladder cancer recurrence and renal stone formation was discussed. Several clinical trials have been performed that substantiate the beneficial effects of the probiotic strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1, L. fermentum RC-14 and L. crispatus CTV-05 against urogenital infections, such as urinary tract infections and bacterial vaginosis. The potential of L. casei Shirota to reduce the recurrence rate of bladder cancer is one of the most intriguing examples of the use of probiotics in medical practice. The use of Oxalobacter formigenes in the prevention of calcium oxalate stone disease was only recently suggested and needs to be further investigated.

Hoesl CE, Altwein JE. The probiotic approach: an alternative treatment option in urology. Eur Urol 2005; 47: 288–96. [Abstract]
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