Bacterial contamination of medical face mask wearing duration and the optimal wearing time
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionBacterial contamination is a critical parameter for how long a medical mask will be worn.MethodsIn this study, we used the pour plate method to observe the total bacteria counts in used medical face masks.
Guotao Ding +9 more
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The regulation of host defences to infection by the microbiota [PDF]
, 2016 The skin and mucosal epithelia of humans and other mammals are permanently colonised by large microbial communities (the microbiota). Due to this life-long association with the microbiota, these microbes have an extensive influence over the physiology of
Brown, RL, Clarke, TB
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Invasion of intestinal cells by Staphylococcus warneri, a member of the human gut microbiota
Gut Pathogens, 2023 Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a heterogeneous group of bacteria that colonize different types of human epithelia. These bacteria have a highly variable pathogenic potential ranging from avirulent species to major nosocomial pathogens ...
Robin Louail +8 more
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Gut microbiota markers in obese adolescent and adult patients: Age-dependent differential patterns [PDF]
, 2018 Obesity levels, especially in children, have dramatically increased over the last few decades. Recently, several studies highlighted the involvement of gut microbiota in the pathophysiology of obesity. We investigated the composition of gut microbiota in
Alessandra Russo +15 more
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The microbiome-gut-brain axis in multiple sclerosis [PDF]
Arhiv za farmaciju, 2023 The microbiome-gut-brain axis (MGBA) represents a close two-way relationship between the gut and the central nervous system (CNS) mediated by the immune system, the enteric nervous system (ENS), the vagus nerve, and the gut microbiome.
Radojević Dušan +5 more
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American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2020 Rosacea is a complex facial skin condition associated with abnormal inflammation and vascular dysfunction. Next to the known trigger factors, the role of microbiota in the development and aggravation of rosacea continues to raise interest. Demodex folliculorum mites, Helicobacter pylori, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and the Demodex-
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Amniotic fluid from healthy term pregnancies does not harbor a detectable microbial community [PDF]
, 2018 Recent studies have conflicting data regarding the presence of intra-amniotic microbiota. Viral communities are increasingly recognized as important although overlooked components of the human microbiota.
Holtz, Lori R +2 more
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Analysis of gut microbiota in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Disease-related dysbiosis and modifications induced by etanercept [PDF]
, 2018 A certain number of studies were carried out to address the question of how dysbiosis could affect the onset and development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but little is known about the reciprocal influence between microbiota composition and ...
D'Amelio, R +11 more
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Characterization of wild and captive baboon gut microbiota and their antibiotic resistomes [PDF]
, 2018 Antibiotic exposure results in acute and persistent shifts in the composition and function of microbial communities associated with vertebrate hosts.
Boolchandani, Manish +9 more
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Role of gut microbiota in the aetiology of obesity: proposed mechanisms and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2016 The aetiology of obesity has been attributed to several factors (environmental, dietary, lifestyle, host, and genetic factors); however none of these fully explain the increase in the prevalence of obesity worldwide.
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