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Oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 to reduce Group B Streptococcus colonization in pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
Objective: This study is to examine the effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 taken orally before bedtime on Group B Streptococcus (GBS)-positive pregnant women with respect to becoming GBS negative. Materials and Methods:
Ming Ho, Yin-Yi Chang, Wei-Chun Chang, Hung-Chih Lin, Mei-Hung Wang, Wu-Chou Lin, Tsan-Hung Chiu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Racialisation of Rape: A Far‐Right Tool for Boundary‐Creation Across Borders

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Far‐right parties and movements have increasingly come to incorporate ideas of gender equality into their political agendas. While seemingly out of concern for women's rights and safety, these issues are in reality seldom more than a veil to further the stigmatisation of Muslim men.
Mathilda Åkerlund
wiley   +1 more source

Serine-Rich Repeat Proteins and Pili Promote Streptococcus agalactiae Colonization of the Vaginal Tract [PDF]

, 2011
Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus [GBS]) is a Gram-positive bacterium found in the female rectovaginal tract and is capable of producing severe disease in susceptible hosts, including newborns and pregnant women.
Sheen, Tamsin R., Wang, Nai-Yu, Nina M. van Sorge, Jimenez, Alyssa, Banerjee, Anirban, van Sorge, Nina M., Nai-Yu Wang, Tamsin R. Sheen, Alyssa Jimenez, Kelly S. Doran, Doran, Kelly S., Anirban Banerjee   +11 more
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Microbiome and Metabolomics in Obesity: Advances in Understanding and Interventions Across the Lifespan

Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Obesity arises from intertwined and reciprocal diet‐microbiome‐host pathways that reshape energy balance, insulin sensitivity, and inflammation. This review synthesizes mechanistic links between microbial functions and metabolic control, charts lifestyle‐related lifecourse dynamics from birth to older age, examines how GLP‐1‐based therapies ...
Ioanna Panagiota Kalafati, David Krongauz, Alice Bosco, Antonio Noto, Cristina Piras, Maria Kafyra, Angelica Dessì, Matteo Mauri, Luigi Atzori, Adina Weinberger, Vassilios Fanos, George V. Dedoussis, on behalf of the BETTER4U consortium   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal recto vaginal colonization in term and preterm deliveries

Electronic Physician, 2017
Background and aim: Maternal recto-vaginal organisms are the main cause of early-onset sepsis in neonates. The aim of this study was to determine the most common organisms and compare maternal recto-vaginal colonization in term and preterm delivery ...
Mostafa Javanian, Zahra Akbarian Rad, Mohsen Haghshenas Mojaveri, Azita Ghanbarpour Shiadeh, Soheil Ebrahimpour   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in Candida spp. biofilms: In vitro and in vivo protocols

Photochemistry and Photobiology, EarlyView.
This review addresses the critical challenges in translating in vitro antimicrobial photodynamic therapy protocols to in vivo models, with a particular focus on the hurdles of standardization. The vast diversity in photosensitizers and light parameters across different target cells and models requires a rigorous optimization process.
Lívia Mara Alves Figueiredo‐Godoi, Ana Júlia Barbosa Tomé, Cristina Kurachi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[High colonic-vaginal fistulas].

Lijecnicki vjesnik, 1990
In this paper, the authors present the definition, etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and preparations for the surgical treatment of colovaginal fistulas. A ten year experience with 11 female patients with colovaginal fistulas divided according to the causes is reviewed.
M, Ivanisević, B, Krznar, H, Sojat, P, Martinac, M, Majerović, D, Zanić-Matanić, B, Ivanisević   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

Is vaginal hyaluronic acid as effective as vaginal estriol for vaginal dryness relief? [PDF]

, 2013
In a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label, parallel- group trial hyaluronic acid vaginal gel (Hyalofemme) was compared to estriol vaginal cream (Ovestin) in women with vaginal dryness due to various causes.
Stute, Petra
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The oral microbiota and periodontal health in orthodontic patients

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract The oral microbiota develops within the first 2 years of childhood and becomes distinct from the parents by 4 years‐of‐age. The oral microbiota plays an important role in the overall health/symbiosis of the individual. Deviations from the state of symbiosis leads to dysbiosis and an increased risk of pathogenicity.
Brandon W. Peterson, Geerten‐Has Tjakkes, Anne‐Marie Renkema, David J. Manton, Yijin Ren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vaccine Targets and Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus agalactiae Recovered From Pregnant Women in Brazil

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives The available measure to prevent Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus, GBS) neonatal infection is intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP), but it is threatened by bacterial resistance. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate antimicrobial resistance and bacterial targets of vaccines at the most advanced stage of ...
Clarissa Campos Barros, Fabíola C. Oliveira Kegele, Maria Francisca da S. N. Soares, Douglas Guedes Ferreira, Geraldo Renato de Paula, Rosana Rocha Barros   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source