eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-06-18 8 1 141 147 10.13005/bpj/592 418 article Ahmad Tajehmiri 1 Saeid Rahbar 2 Farhad oubari 1 Medical Biology Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran Probiotics are usually defined as live microbial food ingredients beneficial to health which comprise of normal commensally bacteria as a part of the healthy human gut microflora. Different species of microorganisms such as lactic acid bacteria (Bifidobacteriumand Lactobacillusspp.) or yeasts have been proposed for human use.Nosocomial infections occur worldwide and affect both developed and poor countries.The most common organisms causing nosocomialinfection in neonates include Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Escherichiacoli,Klebsiella, and Candida.There is preliminary evidence that probiotic type microorganisms may control the growth of nosocomial pathogens.The aim of this review is to consider the current evidence on the effects of probiotics for control of nosocomial infections. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol8no1/probiotics-for-control-of-nosocomial-infections/ Probiotics nosocomial infections safety Infection control