The daily administration of a lactobacilli-fermented milk was safe and effective in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in hospitalized patients.

Fewer medications, use of prostaglandin analogs or beta-blockers, living alone, and being widowed were significantly associated with adherence. Physicians were unable to significantly predict which patients are adherent.

Results of this analysis of the RAMQ database illustrate the high prevalence of comorbidities among patients with a diagnosis of FMS and strongly indicate that the economic burden of FMS is substantial.

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