Publications by authors named "Lee O B Andersen"

Article Synopsis
  • Blastocystis is a common intestinal parasite found in both humans and animals, with recent studies suggesting pets like dogs and cats may act as reservoirs for this parasite, although evidence quality varies.
  • A comprehensive analysis of over 45,000 samples showed significantly lower positivity rates of Blastocystis in cats (5%) and dogs (6%) compared to other hosts like pigs (40%) and cattle (40%).
  • The study concluded that cats and dogs are not natural hosts for Blastocystis, as their low rates of infection suggest exposure from contaminated sources rather than being reservoirs themselves.
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Background: Essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and primary myelofibrosis (MF) are myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). Inflammation is involved in the initiation, progression, and symptomology of the diseases. The gut microbiota impacts the immune system, infection control, and steady-state hematopoiesis.

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Objective: A low prevalence of intestinal parasites has been identified in individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but potential associations with alterations in the bacterial microbiome remain largely unexplored. We aimed to investigate the relationship between parasites and bacteria in individuals with IBS in order to identify potential trans-kingdom microbial characteristics.

Design: Stool samples were collected from the Danish background population classified into IBS (n = 119), unspecific gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (n = 114), and asymptomatic controls (n = 186) based on the Rome III criteria for IBS.

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Background: There are challenges, when extracting bacterial DNA from specimens for molecular diagnostics, since fecal samples also contain DNA from human cells and many different substances derived from food, cell residues and medication that can inhibit downstream PCR. The purpose of the study was to evaluate two different DNA extraction methods in order to choose the most efficient method for studying intestinal bacterial diversity using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE).

Findings: In this study, a semi-automatic DNA extraction system (easyMag®, BioMérieux, Marcy I'Etoile, France) and a manual one (QIAamp DNA Stool Mini Kit, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) were tested on stool samples collected from 3 patients with Inflammatory Bowel disease (IBD) and 5 healthy individuals.

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