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• Inflammatory bowel disease activity assessed by fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin: correlation with laboratory parameters, clinical, endoscopic and histological indexes

  Authors:Andrea Vieira, Chia Bin Fang, Ernani Geraldo Rolim, Wilmar Artur Klug, Flavio Steinwurz, Lucio Giovanni Battista Rossini, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 29, 20093,328 words Clinical report Authors: Andrea Vieira (corresponding author) [1]; Chia Bin Fang [2]; Ernani Geraldo Rolim [1]; Wilmar Artur Klug [2]; Flávio Steinwurz [3]; Lucio Giovanni Battista Rossini [4]; Paulo Azevedo Candelária [2] Findings...

• Deviation of the Fecal Stream in Colonic Bowel Segments Results in Increased Numbers of Isolated Lymphoid Follicles in the Submucosal Compartment in a Novel Murine Model of Diversion Colitis

  Authors:Annabel Kleinwort, Paula Doring, Christine Hackbarth, Claus-Dieter Heidecke, and Tobias SchulzeFrom:BioMed Research International (Vol. 2017) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20176,927 words Report 1400LIntroduction. Diversion colitis is a significant health problem due to its high incidence in patients with diverting enterostomy. This mucosal inflammation presents characteristic histopathological features allowing for...

• Noninvasive H. pylori testing

  From:Family Practice News (Vol. 34, Issue 18)

  Sept. 15, 2004220 words Brief article A test that detects Helicobacter pylori antigens in stool shows an accuracy comparable with other stool tests, but the test needs more rigorous diagnostic testing, an editorial about the results of a trial suggested....

• Gut microbiome analysis by post: Evaluation of the optimal method to collect stool samples from infants within a national cohort study

  Authors:Georgina M. Williams, Sam D. Leary, Nadim J. Ajami, Saranna Chipper Keating, Joseph F. Petrosin, Julian P. Hamilton-Shield, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 12, 20194,471 words Report 1500LBackground Understanding the role of the gut microbiome is pivotal for the future development of therapies for the prevention and management of autoimmune conditions such as type 1 diabetes when sampling during early...

• The impacts of faecal subsampling on microbial compositional profiling.

  Authors:Amanda J. Cox, Lily Hughes, Tiffanie M. Nelson, Kyle M. Hatton-Jones, Rebecca Ramsey, Allan W. Cripps, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 14, 20222,158 words Report 1620LObjective Despite the move to at-home, small-volume collection kits to facilitate large population-based studies of faecal microbial compositional profiling, there remains limited reporting on potential impacts of...

• Culturing stool specimens for Campylobacter spp., Pennsylvania, USA

  Authors:Nkuchia M. M'ikanatha, Lisa A. Dettinger, Amanda Perry, Paul Rogers, Stanley M. Reynolds, and Irving NachamkinFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 18, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20122,265 words Report 1580LIn 2010, we surveyed 176 clinical laboratories in Pennsylvania regarding stool specimen testing practices for enteropathogens, including Campylobacter spp. Most (96.3%) routinely test for Campylobacter spp. In 17...

• Intestinal microbes show complex development in infants

  From:AORN Journal (Vol. 87, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2008282 words Brief article 1270LResearchers studying stool samples from 14 healthy babies during the first year of Life have found that infants have varied, dynamic, and complex colonies of intestinal microbes, according to a June 25, 2007, news...

• Effect of Blastocystis sp. in dengue patients-Increase in the treatment cost and exacerbation of symptoms.

  Authors:Gaythri Thergarajan, Suresh Kumar, Subha Bhassu, Sharifah Faridah Binti Syed Omar, and Sanjay RampalFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 20, 20194,285 words Report 1470LIncreasing incidences of dengue have become a global health threat with major clinical manifestation including high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms. These symptoms were also expressed among Blastocystis sp. infected...

• Randomized controlled trial: Standard versus supplemental bowel preparation in patients with Bristol stool form 1 and 2

  Authors:Yueyue Li, Xinyong Jia, Baozhen Liu, Yanmei Qi, Xiubin Zhang, Rui Ji, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 27, 20174,691 words Report 1470LBackground Bristol stool form 1 and 2 is an important predictor of inadequate bowel preparation. Aim To evaluate the efficacy of supplemental preparation in bowel cleansing quality among patients with Bristol...

• Status of gastrointestinal parasites in Red Panda of Nepal

  Authors:Damber Bista, Saroj Shrestha, Ajaya Jang Kunwar, Sakshi Acharya, Shant Raj Jnawali, and Krishna Prasad AcharyaFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 6, 20176,643 words Report 1430LRed pandas are known to be highly susceptible to endoparasites, which can have a prominent impact on the population dynamics of this endangered species. There are very limited published reports on prevalence and risk of...

• Digital camera image analysis of faeces in detection of cholestatic jaundice in infants

  Authors:Parinya Parinyanut, Tai Bandisak, Piyawan Chiengkriwate, Sawit Tanthanuch, and Surasak SangkhathatFrom:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery (Vol. 13, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 20162,722 words Article 1720LByline: Parinya. Parinyanut, Tai. Bandisak, Piyawan. Chiengkriwate, Sawit. Tanthanuch, Surasak. Sangkhathat Background: Stool colour assessment is a screening method for biliary tract obstruction in infants. This...

• Characterization of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 and Non-O157 isolates from ruminant feces in Malaysia

  Authors:Asanthi Perera, Charles M. Clarke, Gary A. Dykes, and Narelle FeganFrom:BioMed Research InternationalPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20155,192 words Report 1510LShiga toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and several other serogroups of non-O157 STEC are causative agents of severe disease in humans world-wide. The present study was conducted to characterize STEC O157 and...

• Removing lactose from milk does not delay bowel function or harden stool consistency in lactose-tolerant women

  Authors:S. Seppanen, L. Niittynen, T. Poussa, and R. KorpelaFrom:European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Vol. 62, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20084,354 words Report Objectives: To investigate whether removing lactose from milk delays bowel function in lactose-tolerant women. We also examined how well the participants' subjective evaluation of the stool consistency according to the...

• Faecal calprotectin and ultrasonography as non-invasive screening tools for detecting colorectal polyps in children with sporadic rectal bleeding: a prospective study.

  Authors:Giovanni Di Nardo, Francesco Esposito, Chiara Ziparo, Caterina Strisciuglio, Francesca Vassallo, Marco Di Serafino, et al.From:Italian Journal of Pediatrics (Vol. 46, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20, 20203,377 words Report 1480LBackground Colorectal polyps are reported in 6,1% of paediatric colonoscopies and in 12% of those performed for lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Although colonoscopy is widely used in paediatric patients, it requires...

• Feasibility and performance of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for average-risk colorectal cancer screening in Nigeria

  Authors:Gregory C. Knapp, Olusegun Alatise, Bolatito Olopade, Marguerite Samson, Olalekan Olasehinde, Funmilola Wuraola, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 12, 20214,179 words Report 1380LIntroduction There is a paucity of prospective data on the performance of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this exploratory analysis was to...

• Fecal Fat Analyses in Chronic Pancreatitis Importance of Fat Ingestion before Stool Collection

  Authors:Friedemann Erchinger, Trond Engjom, Palwasha Jurmy, Erling Tjora, Odd Helge Gilja, and Georg DimcevskiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 17, 20174,802 words Report 1250LObjective Quantitative determination of fecal fat still is the gold standard for measuring malabsorption. We evaluated the importance of standardized food intake before and under the collection of feces. Material...

• ABSTRACT -- Fecal DNA Versus Fecal Occult Blood for Colorectal-Cancer Screening in an Average-Risk Population

  From:Abstracts in Hematology & Oncology

  Aug. 1, 20051,546 words Article Imperiale TF, Ransohoff DF, Itzkowitz SH, et al. N Engl J Med. 2004,351:2704-2714. To evaluate whether DNA analysis of stool samples has greater sensitivity than the Hemoccult II fecal occult blood test in detecting...

• A Novel Sample Processing Method for Rapid Detection of Tuberculosis in the Stool of Pediatric Patients Using the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay

  Authors:Padmapriya P. Banada, Uvistra Naidoo, Srinidhi Deshpande, Farina Karim, JoAnne L. Flynn, Melanie O'Malley, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 23, 20165,565 words Report 1490LBackground Tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to diagnose in children using molecular tests, because children have difficulty providing respiratory samples. Stool could replace sputum for diagnostic TB testing if...

• Performance characteristics of a quantitative PCR assay on repository stool specimens and smeared filter-paper cards

  Authors:Michele D. Tisdale, Indrani Mitra, Andrea J. McCoy, Mark P. Simons, Nathanael D. Reynolds, Brett E. Swierczewski, et al.From:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 30, 20203,194 words Report 1550LObjective Stool repositories are a valuable resource for retrospective analyses including quantitative PCR assays to distinguish between asymptomatic shedding and clinical disease. The suitability of archival...

• Optimized microbial DNA extraction from diarrheic stools

  Authors:Emilie Donatin and Michel DrancourtFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 5, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 28, 20122,840 words Report 1480LBackground The detection of enteropathogens in stool specimens increasingly relies on the detection of specific nucleic acid sequences. We observed that such detection was hampered in diarrheic stool specimens and we...