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American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Current treatments for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA), rare autoimmune diseases in which autoreactive B cells play a major role, can lead to high response rates; however, for many patients these responses are not durable or maintained after treatment discontinuation.
Matthieu Mahévas +4 more
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Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
Nursing Older People, 2010 Clostridium difficile can be cultured from the stool of 3 per cent of healthy adults but most people remain asymptomatic. Clinical disease develops when normal gut flora is disrupted, usually by antibiotic exposure, thereby creating conditions that favour C. difficile proliferation in the colon. Gastrointestinal diseases associated with C.
Latisha, Heinlen, Jimmy D, Ballard
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An atypical case of infection by Clostridium difficile
Microbiologia Medica, 2010 Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive human pathogenic bacterium and nosocomial pathogen; it is the causative agent diarrhoea, colitis and pseudo-membranous colitis associated with antibiotic therapy.
Maria Cristina Neri +5 more
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Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.Our paper systematically reviews the intestinal structure, function, and microbiota of ostriches, along with strategies for improving their gut health. We analyze how these factors collectively influence intestinal homeostasis and ostrich welfare, emphasizing probiotics as a promising intervention to enhance gut health, boost population well‐being, and
Zi‐Qun Zhang +6 more
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Clostridium difficile infection [PDF]
The Lancet, 2008 Clostridium difficile is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-producing anaerobe [1] responsible for approximately 50–70% of gastrointestinal infections in hospitalized patients [2, 3]. An episode of C. difficile infection (CDI) is defined as a clinical picture compatible with CDI (i.
Kuipers, Ernst, Surawicz, CM
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Role of Microbiota and Innate Immunity in Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
Journal of Immunology Research, 2014 Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection represents a burdensome clinical issue whose epidemiology is increasing worldwide. The pathogenesis is not yet completely known.
Stefano Bibbò +5 more
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Clostridium difficile and the microbiota [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2014 Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading health care-associated illness. Both human and animal models have demonstrated the importance of the gut microbiota's capability of providing colonization resistance against C. difficile. Risk factors for disease development include antibiotic use, which disrupts the gut microbiota, leading to the ...
Anna M, Seekatz, Vincent B, Young
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Atypical colitis (presenting reverse gradient colitis, backwash ileitis or rectal sparing) is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis–ulcerative colitis (PSC). Oral vancomycin has been used to manage paediatric atypical colitis with/without confirmed PSC. Different preparations had shown different efficacy.
Laura Räisänen +4 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection is a growing problem among children due to both the increasing survival of medically fragile children with complicated chronic medical conditions resulting in prolonged antibiotic exposure and ...
D. E. Dow, P. C. Seed
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Diagnosis of bacteraemia in neonatal foals using 16S rRNA high‐throughput sequencing
Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Background Sepsis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in foals. Early diagnosis can improve outcome but is complicated by non‐specific clinical signs and delayed confirmation of infection via blood culture. Molecular assays represent a rapid and more sensitive alternative.
Flavie Payette +7 more
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