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Dear Doctor Letter (Rote-Hand-Brief) on new contraindications of Saccharomyces boulardii (Saccharomyces cerevisiae HANSEN CBS 5926) in seriously ill or immunocompromised patients

Active substance: Saccharomyces boulardii

The marketing authorisation holders of the medicinal products concerned issue information on rare cases of fungemia that led to death in seriously ill patients.