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Changes in the Serum Metabolome of Patients Treated With Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics

Pathogens and Immunity, 2020
Background: The gut microbiome (GMB) generates numerous small chemicals that can be absorbed by the host and variously biotransformed, incorporated, or excreted.
George Eugene Jaskiw, Mark E. Obrenovich, Sirisha Kundrapu, Curtis J. Donskey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ischemic stroke after COVID-19 bivalent vaccine administration in patients aged 65 years and older in the United States

npj Vaccines, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in January 2023 a potential connection between administration of the Pfizer novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) bivalent vaccine booster and ischemic stroke (IS). A retrospective cohort study
Maria P. Gorenflo, Pamela B. Davis, David C. Kaelber, Rong Xu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comorbidity: alobar holoprosencephaly and pulmonary tuberculosis in a child (a case report)

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2023
Aim: to demonstrate the features of detection and management of a child with simultaneous alobar holoprosencephaly and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) by the example from our own clinical observation. Materials and methods.
Yu. V. Myronchuk, O. O. Pushnova, L. V. Taran, O. V. Dvizov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of QuantiFERON TB gold plus among TB household contacts in high incidence settings

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Accurately identifying and categorizing individuals who are latently infected is critical for developing prevention strategies against tuberculosis (TB) disease.
Sophie Nalukwago, Bonnie Thiel, Keith Chervenak, AnnaRitah Namuganga, LaShaunda L. Malone, Mary Nsereko, W. Henry Boom, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Tigecycline Versus Other Antibiotics on the Fecal Metabolome and on Colonization Resistance to Clostridium difficile in Mice

Pathogens and Immunity, 2017
Background: The glycylcycline antibiotic tigecycline may have a relatively low propensity to promote Clostridium difficile infection in part because it causes less disruption of the indigenous intestinal microbiota than other broad-spectrum antibiotics. 
Robin L.P. Jump, David Kraft, Kelly Hurless, Alex Polinkovsky, Curtis J. Donskey   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source