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Effects · health adverse

Fungemia

Presence of fungi (most commonly yeast, e.g., Candida) in the bloodstream. This is a serious condition that may occur in immunocompromised patients taking certain probiotics (especially Saccharomyces boulardii).

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  • Clinical Clinical trials and practice
  • Animal research Animal studies
  • People reports User reports and anecdotes
  • Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested

Reported as a side effect of (1)

Probability Low 1
Evidence Theoretical 1

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