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Mixed Spices at Culinary Doses Have Prebiotic Effects in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

, 2019
Spices were used as food preservatives prior to the advent of refrigeration, suggesting the possibility of effects on microbiota. Previous studies have shown prebiotic activities in animals and in vitro, but there has not been a demonstration of ...
Carpenter, Catherine L, Gilbuena, Irene, Heber, David, Henning, Susanne M, Huang, Jianjun, Lee, Ru-Po, Li, Zhaoping, Lu, Qing-Yi, Rasmussen, Anna M, Shao, Paul, Thames, Gail, Yang, Jieping   +11 more
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Gut Microbiota Diversity of Preterm Neonates Is Associated With Clostridioides Difficile Colonization

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
In adults, Clostridioides difficile infections are associated with alterations of the intestinal bacterial populations. Although preterm neonates (PN) are frequently colonized by C. difficile, limited data are available regarding the relationship between
Jeanne Couturier, Jeanne Couturier, Patricia Lepage, Sarah Jolivet, Johanne Delannoy, Victoria Mesa, Pierre-Yves Ancel, Pierre-Yves Ancel, Jean-Christophe Rozé, Marie-José Butel, Frédéric Barbut, Frédéric Barbut, Frédéric Barbut, Julio Aires   +13 more
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Penicillin Allergy Assessment and Skin Testing in the Outpatient Setting [PDF]

, 2019
Penicillin allergies are among of the most commonly reported allergies, yet only 10% of these patients are truly allergic. This leads to potential inadvertent negative consequences for patients and makes treatment decisions challenging for clinicians ...
Avery, Lisa M., Bookstaver, P. Brandon, Justo, Julie Ann, Kufel, Wesley D.   +3 more
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Applications of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Emphasis on Clostridioides difficile Infections [PDF]

, 2022
Objective: This study aimed to perform a comprehensive review of clinical trials using fecal microbiota transplantation in cases of Clostridioides difficile infection.
Longo, Priscila Larcher, Montiel, José Maria, Oliveira, Rômulo Tadeu Dias de, Signorette, Juliana Peloso   +3 more
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Evaluation of three commercial rapid immunoassays for the diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection

Microbiology Spectrum
Current guidelines recommend the use of a two-step algorithm for the laboratory diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Several commercial rapid immunoassays that detect both GDH and toxin A/B in stool samples are available and could be ...
Hannes Bjarki Vigfússon, Theresa Ennefors, Torbjörn Norén, Martin Sundqvist   +3 more
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Diagnosing Clostridioides difficile infections with molecular diagnostics: multicenter evaluation of revogene C. difficile assay [PDF]

, 2020
Clostridioides difficile infections are a significant threat to our healthcare system, and rapid and accurate diagnostics are crucial to implement the necessary infection prevention and control measurements.
Altwegg M., Arnold M., Barbut F., Berlinger L., Couturier J., Delmee M., Dirani G., Gateau C., Hallet E., Op den Buijs I., Roymans R., Sambri V., Steiner S., van Broeck J., van de Bovenkamp J., Zannoli S., Zumoberhaus A.   +16 more
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The Infectious Disease Ontology in the Age of COVID-19 [PDF]

, 2021
The Infectious Disease Ontology (IDO) is a suite of interoperable ontology modules that aims to provide coverage of all aspects of the infectious disease domain, including biomedical research, clinical care, and public health.
Babcock, Shane, Beverley, John, Cowell, Lindsay G., Smith, Barry   +3 more
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Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation and Antibiotic Use at Hospitals With and Without On-site Infectious Disease Specialists. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundMany US hospitals lack infectious disease (ID) specialists, which may hinder antibiotic stewardship efforts. We sought to compare patient-level antibiotic exposure at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals with and without an on-site ID
Alexander, Bruce, Beck, Brice F, Goetz, Matthew B, Goto, Michihiko, Livorsi, Daniel J, Lund, Brian C, Nair, Rajeshwari, Ohl, Michael, Perencevich, Eli N, Vaughan-Sarrazin, Mary S   +9 more
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Effective Dosage of Oral Vancomycin in Treatment for Initial Episode of Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Antibiotics, 2019
Background: Oral vancomycin is a first line treatment for an initial episode of Clostridioides difficile infection. However, the comparative efficacy of different dosing regimens is lacking evidence in the current literature. Methods: We searched PubMed,
Chia-Yu Chiu, Amara Sarwal, Addi Feinstein, Karen Hennessey   +3 more
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Clostridioides difficile infections: Preventive strategies [PDF]

, 2023
Clostridioides difficile infections primarily affect elderly, hospitalised patients treated with antibiotics and are among the most common healthcare-related infections. This thesis aimed to improve the understanding of the best prevention strategies for
Edman Wallér, Jon
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