Publications by authors named "V Brevaut"
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of a half-dose of antenatal betamethasone (11.4 mg) compared to the standard full dose (24 mg) in preventing respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants while minimizing potential side effects.
- It is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted in 37 perinatal centers in France involving pregnant women at risk of preterm delivery who had already received the first injection of the medication.
- The primary outcome measured was the need for additional surfactant treatment within 48 hours of birth, with the researchers aiming to demonstrate that the half dose was non-inferior to the full dose based on specific statistical criteria.
Archaeal sequences have been detected in human colostrum and milk, but no studies have determined whether living archaea are present in either of these fluids. Methanogenic archaea are neglected since they are not detected by usual molecular and culture methods. By using improved DNA detection protocols and microbial culture techniques associated with antioxidants previously developed in our center, we investigated the presence of methanogenic archaea using culture and specific Methanobrevibacter smithii and Methanobrevibacter oralis real-time PCR in human colostrum and milk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFour strains isolated by microbial culturomics from breast milk of healthy mothers from Mali were not identified and characterized by taxono-genomics. This led us to propose the new genera and species , and containing type strain Marseille-P4301 (CSUR P4301), Marseille-P4302 (CSUR P4302) and Marseille-P4641 (CSUR P4641), respectively. The strain Marseille-P4482 represents a novel species, in a previously known genus with type strain being Marseille-P4482 (CSUR P4482).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe newborn's vitamin B12 storage exclusively comes from placenta transfer, later from animal food. We relate 3 observations of infants (3-11-13 months) with failure to thrive, anorexia, vomiting and for the two olders refusal of weaning, associated with psychomotricity regression and hypotony. Blood cell count showed a macrocytosis without anemia (case 2-3) and a severe microcytic anemia for the first case caused by a mild alpha-thalassemia, with megaloblastic bone marrow.
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