Gut Ruminococcaceae levels at baseline correlate with risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea

Highlights•Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) affects a significant proportion of patients•13/30 healthy volunteers who received oral amoxicillin-clavulanate developed AAD•Individuals who developed AAD had lower levels of gut Ruminococcaceae at baseline•Baseline levels of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii were predictive of risk of AAD SummaryAntibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) affects a significant proportion of patients receiving antibiotics. We sought to understand if differences …

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