Human intestinal spirochetosis accompanied by human immunodeficiency virus infection:a case report [PDF]
We present a middle-aged, heterosexual Japanese man with mixed infections including human intestinal spirochetosis, which led us to the detection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Adachi, Yoshikazu +10 more
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Molecular epidemiological study of Brachyspira pilosicoli in Finnish sow herds
Brachyspira (B.) pilosicoli, the causative agent of intestinal spirochaetosis in pigs, is a quite common laboratory finding from faecal samples of weaned and growing pigs in Finland. A better understanding of the epidemiology of B. pilosicoli in and between Finnish pig farms is needed. Altogether 131 B.
M, Fossii, T, Pohjanvirta, S, Pelkonen
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Background Recently, in-feed medicinal zinc has been phased out in pig production in the European Union. This makes updated knowledge about porcine post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) crucial.
Esben Østergaard Eriksen +11 more
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Assessment of the Risk to Public Health due to Use of Antimicrobials in Pigs—An Example of Pleuromutilins in Denmark [PDF]
Antibiotic consumption in pigs can be optimized by developing treatment guidelines, which encourage veterinarians to use effective drugs with low probability of developing resistance of importance for human health.
Alban, Lis +4 more
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Sexually transmitted digestive tract infections: One train can hide another
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 629-630, April 2024.
Romain Salle, Nicolas Dupin
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Objective pathogen monitoring in nursery and finisher pigs by monthly laboratory diagnostic testing
Background Infectious diseases are of great economic importance in commercial pig production, causing both clinical and subclinical disease, with influence on welfare, productivity, and antibiotic use.
Nicole B. Goecke +6 more
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Intestinal Spirochetosis mimicking inflammatory bowel disease in children
Background Intestinal spirochetosis is an unusual infection in children and its clinical significance in humans is uncertain. The presence of these microorganisms in humans is well-known since the late 1800’s and was first described in 1967 by Harland ...
Helbling Rossana +4 more
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The use of ELISAs for monitoring exposure of pig herds to Brachyspira hyodysenteriae [PDF]
Background Swine dysentery (SD), a mucohaemorrhagic diarrhoeal disease of pigs, results from infection of the large intestine with the spirochaete Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. ELISA systems using whole spirochaete cells (WC) and the B.
Yong Song, Barbara Frey, David J Hampson
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Experimental infection of broiler breeder hens with the intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira ( Serpulina ) pilosicoli causes reduced egg production [PDF]
The pathogenic potential of the anaerobic intestinal spirochaetes Brachyspira ( Serpulina ) pilosicoli and Brachyspira innocens was evaluated in adult chickens.
Hampson, David J., Stephens, Carol P.
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Survey on the occurrence of Brachyspira species and Lawsonia intracellularis in children living on pig farms [PDF]
The occurrence of Brachyspira species and Lawsonia intracellularis was investigated by PCR analyses of faeces from 60 children living on European pig farms. In addition, 60 other children were included as controls.
BENZ, M. +7 more
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