OCTOBER 26, 2018

Probiotics: A Review for Clinical Use

Daniel E. Hogan Jr, DO
Lenox Hill Hospital/ Northwell Internal Medicine
Elena A. Ivanina, DO, MPH
Lenox Hill Hospital/ Northwell Gastroenterology
David H. Robbins, MD, MSc
Lenox Hill Hospital/ Northwell Gastroenterology
New York, New York

Interest in modifying the gut flora by consuming foods or microbes that may improve overall health dates back to the early 1900s, when it was theorized that certain milks and yogurts may provide a health benefit to the populations consuming them.1

The mechanisms of