Aim: To systematize data on the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the adult population of Russia.
Materials And Methods: The search for studies was conducted in the electronic databases MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, and RSCI (Russian Science Citation Index) from January 2000 to December 2022. The review included relevant publications in peer-reviewed periodicals in English or Russian, publications with data from cross-sectional epidemiological studies assessing the prevalence of GERD in the Russian population, studies on adult patients with GERD, and publications with detailed descriptive statistics that allow using the data in the meta-analysis.
Background: One of the reasons for the decrease of eradication effectiveness is its resistance to antibiotics.
Aim: To examine the prevalence of point mutations responsible for clarithromycin and levofloxacin resistance among the patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract disorders in Kazan.
Materials And Methods: The study included 203 patients with symptoms of dyspepsia who underwent upper GI endoscopy at the University Hospital of Kazan Federal University (Kazan, Russia) in 2019-2021.
Unlabelled: eradication therapy leads to significant changes in the gut microbiome, including influence on the gut microbiome's functional potential. Probiotics are one of the most studied potential methods for reducing the microbiota-related consequences of antibiotics. However, the beneficial effects of probiotics are still under discussion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCrohn's disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. Genetic predisposition and dysbiotic gut microbiota are important factors in the pathogenesis of CD. In this study, we analyzed the taxonomic composition of the gut microbiota and genotypes of 24 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) associated with the risk of CD.
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