Systematic review with meta-analysis: the efficacy of probiotics in inflammatory bowel disease

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Evidence implicates disturbances of the gastrointestinal microbiota in their pathogenesis.To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the efficacy of probiotics in IBD.MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register were searched (until November 2016). Eligible randomised controlled trials (RCTs) recruited adults with UC or CD,...