Effect of the implementation of the mixed cafeteria system in a hospital nutrition and dietetic service.

Introduction: The type of service offered by the nutrition and dietetics service (NDS) of a hospital has a direct impact on food waste.

Objective: To evaluate waste in the transition from a simple to a mixed cafeteria service.

Methodology: The study was carried out in a NDS of a University Hospital during 60 days (30 days for each type of service).

The effect of Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve on antibiotic-associated diarrhea treatment: randomized double-blind clinical trial.

Introduction: Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) is an important side effect of this specific class of drugs. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the use of probiotics in the treatment of AAD.

Methods: A group of hospitalized patients, who contracted diarrhea during or after 7 days of suspension of antimicrobial medication, was blindly randomized to receive a standardized diet associated with the use of the probiotics (Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve) or its corresponding placebo, three times a day.