Netherlands authorities try to find out the death reasons of 24 participants of clinical trials
Authorities of Netherlands have officially declared the beginning of investigation of death cause of 24 patients who were taking part in an experimental technique of pancreatitis treatment with probiotics. The research was carried out in several Dutch clinics from 2004 till 2007.
For this time in a group of 296 patients with a pancreatitis, who were taking probiotics, 24 persons have died, whereas in a control group only 9 deaths have been fixed. Thus, death rate in the first group was 2,5 times higher. The reasons are unknown for the time being.
Bioadditives with probiotics have been given for research by the Dutch company Winclove.
According to the organizers of experiment, results of earlier researches testified that probiotics can promote reduction in intensity of inflammatory processes in a pancreas.