Bacillus clausii for Gastrointestinal Disorders: A Narrative Literature Review.

The gut microbiota is intrinsically linked to human health; disturbances in microbial homeostasis are implicated in both intestinal and extraintestinal disorders. Probiotics are "live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host," and many commercial preparations comprising a diverse range of species are available. While probiotics have been much researched, better understanding of the probiotic effects and applications of species such as Bacillus clausii is warranted.

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Histological Gastric Biopsy Aspects According to the Updated Sydney System in Children.

Objectives: A descriptive and comparative study of gastric histological aspects according to the updated Sydney classification (USC), obtained from Helicobacter pylori-positive versus H pylori-negative children referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Methods: The Prisma method was used to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis. Selection criteria were based on following key words USC, H pylori, children, endoscopy, or biopsy.

The structural variation landscape in 492 Atlantic salmon genomes.

Structural variants (SVs) are a major source of genetic and phenotypic variation, but remain challenging to accurately type and are hence poorly characterized in most species. We present an approach for reliable SV discovery in non-model species using whole genome sequencing and report 15,483 high-confidence SVs in 492 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) sampled from a broad phylogeographic distribution.

Helicobacter pylori Infection in Pediatric Patients Living in Europe: Results of the EuroPedHP Registry 2013 to 2016.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, antibiotic susceptibility and treatment success of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infected pediatric patients.

Methods: Between 2013 and 2016, 23 pediatric hospitals from 17 countries prospectively submitted data on consecutive H.

Helicobacter pylori Infection in European children with gastro-duodenal ulcers and erosions.

Background: To analyze risk factors associated with gastro-duodenal ulcers and erosions in children.

Methods: Open, prospective, multicenter, case-control study carried out in 11 European countries in patients with gastric or duodenal ulcers/erosions and 2 age-matched controls each. Possible risk factors were recorded.

What is the diagnostic utility of endoscopic scoring systems in children?

Background/aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the consistency of the Savary-Miller, the Hetzel-Dent and the Los Angeles endoscopic classification systems and to compare them with the esophageal histopathology in children.

Material And Methods: Children between the ages of 5-17 years who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy were included in the study. The endoscopic reports and the still images of the esophagus were reclassified by the same gastroenterologist according to the Savary-Miller, Hetzel- Dent and Los Angeles scoring systems.

Resistance to vertical root fracture of endodontically treated teeth with MetaSEAL.

Introduction: The purpose of this in vitro study was to assess the influence of MetaSEAL and AH Plus on the resistance to vertical root fracture of endodontically treated teeth when either the matched-taper single-cone or lateral condensation technique was used.

Methods: Ninety extracted single-canal mandibular premolar teeth were sectioned, leaving a standard root length of 13 mm. The buccolingual and mesiodistal diameters were measured, and the teeth were randomly divided into 6 groups (n = 15).

Helicobacter pylori infection and peptic ulcer in eastern Turkish children: is it more common than known?

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is mainly acquired in childhood and is frequent in developing countries. The infection is associated with chronic gastritis in all infected children, but peptic ulcer disease develops in a small number of them.

Frequency and risk factors of gastric and duodenal ulcers or erosions in children: a prospective 1-month European multicenter study.

Unlabelled: There are no solid figures of the frequency of ulcer disease during childhood in Europe. We assessed its frequency and analyzed known risk factors.

Patients And Methods: Ulcers, erosions, indications, and risk factors were recorded in all children undergoing an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in a prospective study carried out during 1-month simultaneously in 19 centers among 14 European countries.

The response to hepatitis B vaccine: does it differ in celiac disease?

Objectives: There is a relationship between nonresponsiveness to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and certain human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes. In healthy population, 4-10% vaccine recipients fail to produce protective levels of antibodies to the HBV vaccine after standard immunization depending upon age and the presence of various underlying diseases. Celiac disease (CD) is an HLA-associated immunological disease.

The interaction between Helicobacter pylori and atopy: does inverse association really exist?

Aim: To date, cross-sectional and case-control studies suggest an inverse association between Helicobacter pylori infection and atopic diseases, whereas the immunologic basis has not been studied yet. In this study we investigated T helper (Th) cell function in H. pylori-infected children and compared cytokine responses in atopic and non-atopic groups.

Endoscopic and histopathologic findings associated with H. pylori infection in very young children.

Most of the individuals infected with H. pylori acquire the infection early in life. However, there is limited data regarding endoscopic and histopathologic findings of H.

Reactive oxygen species and chemokines: are they elevated in the esophageal mucosa of children with gastroesophageal reflux disease?

Aim: To determine the role of inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in childhood reflux esophagitis.

Methods: A total of 59 subjects who had complaints suggesting GERD underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy. Endoscopic and histopathologic diagnosis of reflux esophagitis was established by Savary-Miller and Vandenplas grading systems, respectively.

Helicobacter pylori infection in pediatrics.

During the last year, epidemiologic studies have shown that spontaneous clearance of Helicobacter pylori infection has a less significant role in countries with high prevalence and, in contrast to adults, there is no male predominance of H. pylori infection in children. Early acquisition of H.

Results from the pediatric European register for treatment of Helicobacter pylori (PERTH).

Background And Aim: Data on the eradication treatment for childhood Helicobacter pylori are scanty. A register was established on the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) website to collect data on treatment performed by European pediatricians to ascertain what is practiced in the field.

Subjects: From January 2001 to December 2002, information on 597 children were entered by 23 European Centers, but only data of 518 treated children were completed and analyzed (86.

Natural history and symptomatology of Helicobacter pylori in childhood and factors determining the epidemiology of infection.

Background: High seroprevalence rates for Helicobacter pylori have been reported in developing countries, yet few studies exist determining the pattern of change in the epidemiology of H. pylori infection in children. The knowledge of acquisition and loss rates of H.

Hepatitis A virus infection presenting with seizures.

Hepatitis A infection rarely causes extrahepatic manifestations. Here we present a 5-year-old patient with an initial complaint of nuchal rigidity and convulsions during the course of hepatitis A infection. Because hepatitis A virus RNA was demonstrated in the cerebrospinal fluid, it was thought that convulsions might be related to this viral infection.

Bioavailability of wastewater-derived organic nitrogen to the alga Selenastrum Capricornutum.

Recent attempts to control cultural eutrophication in nitrogen-limited systems have focused on the simultaneous control of all forms of nitrogen with the underlying assumption that inorganic and organic nitrogen are equally bioavailable. To assess the validity of this assumption, algal growth bioassays were conducted on denitrified wastewater effluent samples, in the presence and absence of bacteria isolated from an effluent-receiving surface water. Bioassay results indicated that wastewater-derived dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) is not bioavailable to the algae Selenastrum Capricornutum in the absence of bacteria.