Click into the Cochrane Library database, and let's perform some searches.
Instructions for using this guide:
Using the Medical Terms (MeSH), look up the heading for antibiotics.
Need some help?
What heading does MeSH use in place of antibiotics?
To add MeSH Medical Terms to the Search Manager, click the link Add to Search Manager located in the Search results box located on the right side of the screen.
Click on the link Add to Search Manager in the Search Results box to the left hand of the screen.
How many results did you get for MeSH descriptor: [Anti-Bacterial Agents]?
Using the Medical Terms (MeSH), look up the heading for probiotics and add it to the Search Manager.
How many results did you get for MeSH descriptor: [Probiotics]?
Refine your search to narrow to reviews including the use of probiotics.
In search box #3, type in #1 and #2.Click Go.
Lets open the search results in search box #3.
At the right end of search box #3, click on the box listing the number of results.
Find the article Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children and open the Full PDF file.
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