Natural or alternative therapies for infectious diseases

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Alternative therapies for infectious diseases

Probiotic therapy

How do probiotics work?

Lactobacillus GG

Urogenital tract infections 

Urogenital tract infections 

Urogenital tract infections 

Diarrhoeal diseases

Effect of LGG yoghurt on Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea

Effect of LGG yoghurt on Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea

Saccharomyces boulardii

Human studies with S.boulardii

No help with preventing primary infections

How does S.boulardii work?

Experiences with S.boulardii

Conclusions on S.boulardii

Naturally-occurring antimicrobials

Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum)

Qinghaosu

Qinghaosu

The Cranberries

Cranberries

Cranberries

Honey

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Tea tree oil

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Tea tree oil

Components of tea tree oil

Components of tea tree oil

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Germ tube formation

Germ tube formation by C. albicans 10231 in the presence of tea tree oil 

In vivo tea tree oil studies

Cold sores

Cold sore pilot study

Cold sore pilot study

Cold sore pilot study results

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Other clinical studies completed, underway or planned

Bacteriophage therapy D'Herelle/Twort

Bacteriophage therapy

Bacteriophage therapy

Bacteriophage therapy

Conclusions

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