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US 7,678,370 B2Granted
Methods of preventing peritonitis by administering lactic acid bacterium
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsEduardo Schiffrin, Carlos Guarner, German Soriano
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AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsEduardo Schiffrin, Carlos Guarner, German Soriano
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The present invention relates to the use of lactic acid bacteria capable of adhering to the mucosa of the intestine and especially colonizing it for the prevention of peritonitis. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of such lactic acid bacteria for the prevention of peritonitis caused by cirrhosis of the liver. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for preventing peritonitis in a patient in need of such prevention. This method includes administering to the patient a lactic acid bacterium that is capable of adhering to the intestine's mucosa and essentially colonizing it for the preparation of an ingestable carrier. The invention also relates to a peritonitis preventing composition of a lactic acid bacterium that is capable of adhering to the intestine's mucosa and essentially colonizing it for the preparation of an ingestable carrier. The carrier is preferably a food or pharmaceutical composition.
A method for preventing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), virally induced peritonitis or dialysis induced peritonitis (DIP) in a patient having liver cirrhosis, the method comprising orally administering to the patient an ingestable carrier that includes a lactic acid bacterium in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the bacterium adheres to the intestine's mucosa and colonizes it and wherein the bacterium is Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM I-2116 or Bifidobacterium CNCM I-2168.
A method for preventing peritonitis associated with liver cirrhosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis, the method comprising orally administering to the patient an ingestable carrier that includes a lactic acid bacterium in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the bacterium adheres to the intestine's mucosa and colonizes it and wherein the bacterium is Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM I-2116 or Bifidobacterium CNCM I-2168.
A method for preventing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), virally induced peritonitis or dialysis induced peritonitis (DIP) in a patient having liver cirrhosis, the method comprising orally administering to the patient an ingestable carrier selected from the group consisting of dry tube feeding, wet tube feeding and combinations thereof, the ingestible carrier including a lactic acid bacterium in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the bacterium adheres to the intestine's mucosa and colonizes it and wherein the bacterium is Lacobacillus paracasei CNCM I-2116 or Bifidobacterium CNCM I-2168.
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