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Table 1 Etiology of infectious complications after use of probiotics in 93 patients identified by systematic review, 1976–2018

From: Infectious complications following probiotic ingestion: a potentially underestimated problem? A systematic review of reports and case series

Probiotics microorganisms

Absolute value (%)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

41 (44.1)

Saccharomyces boulardii

5 (5.4)

Saccharomyces spp.

1 (1.1)

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

14 (15)

Lactobacillus acidophilus

4 (4.3)

Lactobacillus spp.

4 (4.3)

Lactobacillus casei

1 (1.1)

Lactobacillus paracasei

3 (3.2)

Bifidobacterium longum

6 (6.4)

Bifidobacterium infantis

3 (3.2)

Bifidobacterium breve

2 (2.1)

Bifidobacterium spp.

1 (1.1)

Bacillus subtilis

5 (5.4)

Pediococcus pentosaceus

1 (1.1)

Pediococcus spp.

1 (1.1)

Escherichia coli

1 (1.1)

Total

93 (100)