Publications by authors named "Lixin Kong"

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common tumor in the oral cavity. Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) were highly detected in OSCC patients; however, the interactions and mechanisms between drug-resistant bacteria (MRSA) and OSCC are not clear.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the promotion of MRSA on the development of OSCC.

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Objectives: Antibiotics play a great role in the treatment of infectious diseases, but meantime, they cause great disturbances to host microbiota. Studies on different antibiotic-induced changes in host microbiota are relatively scarce. This study aimed to investigate the changes in oral and gut microbiota and possible alterations of gut resistance to Salmonella induced by the administration of antibiotics.

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Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has been used extensively for the diagnosis of breast lesions over the past 15 years. More recently, large gauge needle biopsy such as core biopsy has been used and the clinical value of FNAC has therefore been questioned. To answer this clinical question, we performed an 11-year study in which 1238 aspirates from patients with a breast lump were involved.

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