The role of nutritional support with probiotics in outpatients with symptomatic acute respiratory tract infections: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dietary study.

Background: A number of laboratory data and clinical studies have shown that probiotic bacteria may be beneficial in respiratory viral diseases. We investigated the role of probiotics in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID -19), post-disease symptoms, and humoral immune responses to viral antigens.

Methods: This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, prospective, multicenter study.

Analysis of the prevalence of infection and the effectiveness of eradication schemes in patients with the upper gastrointestinal tract disorders (according to the results of 13C-urea breath tests for 2006-2019).

Introduction: The problem of is relevant due to the high frequency of stomach and duodenum erosions and ulcers, as well as the possible development of metaplasia and gastric cancer. Therefore, it is especially important to study the dynamics of infection and monitor the effectiveness of eradication schemes in different regions of Ukraine.

Aim: To study the dynamics of infection and to evaluate the effectiveness of eradication schemes in patients with upper gastrointestinal tract disorders - residents of the Vinnytsia region.

MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF THE GASTRIC MUCOSA WHILE USING ANTIAGGREGANTS AND PANTOPRAZOLE (AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY).

Objective: The aim: Was to characterize the morphological peculiarities of the gastric mucosa at early stage of prescription of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and clopidogrel as well as to study the impact of pantoprazole on the gastric mucosa to optimize the prophylaxis and treatment of gastropathies induced by ASA and clopidogrel.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The experiments were performed on 77 non-linear white male rats with the average weight of 150-180 g. Depending on the aim of research, the animals were divided into 7 groups.

The study and comparative analysis of GerdQ and GSRS Questionnaires on gastroesophageal reflux disease diagnostics.

Introduction: Clinical questionnaires have some limitations compared to instrumental diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), but clinical diagnosis of GERD based on typical symptoms is pragmatic and well-established by societal guidelines.

Aim: To study the diagnostic value and provide comparative analysis of GerdQ and GSRS questionnaires regarding the GERD diagnostics based on a comparison of the questionnaires with the results of intraluminal oesophageal impedance-pH monitoring in Ukraine.

Material And Methods: Twenty-eight patients (11 men and 17 women with a mean age of 47 ±2.