Probiotics as a Prophylaxis to Prevent Clinical Manifestations of Oral Candidosis in Patients With Sjogren's Syndrome

Summary

Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune chronic disease. It has two forms Primary Sjogren's syndrome charactrized by dry eyes and dry mouth. Secondary Sjogren's syndrome characterized by rheumatoid diseases as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and lupus erythematosus. SS patients are most liable to oral candidiasis , so they need prophylaxis aganist oral candidiasis. Probiotic bacteria are live microorganisms that when administered in adequate amounts confer benefits to health.Probiotics are commonly used as a prophylaxis aganist oral candidosis.

Timeline

Start

2018-01-01

Primary completion

2018-12-01

Completion

2019-01-01

Publications

• Kamal Y, Kandil M, Eissa M, Yousef R, Elsaadany B. Probiotics as a prophylaxis to prevent oral candidiasis in patients with Sjogren's syndrome: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized trial. Rheumatol Int. 2020 Jun;40(6):873-879. doi: 10.1007/s00296-020-04558-9. Epub 2020 Mar 26.

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