Overview of systematic reviews for the safety of probiotics on different populations and conditions
Objectives: To summarize evidence about the safety of probiotics for various clinical conditions based on recent systematic reviews. Methods: Overview of systematic reviews was conducted. Abroad and domestic databases were searched for systematic reviews that assess the safety of probiotics. “Systematic review” combined with “probiotics” or “synbiotics” were used as search terms. Reviews without systematic methodology were excluded. There was no limitation on patients and comparators.