Publications by authors named "Vania Youroukova"

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  • Probiotics have shown promise in preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD), but clear guidelines were lacking, leading to a trial evaluating a specific probiotic mix called Sinquanon in adults on antibiotics.
  • The study involved over 550 participants in a double-blind trial comparing the effects of the probiotic mix versus a placebo, with findings showing a significant reduction in AAD incidence (9.2% for probiotics vs 25.3% for placebo).
  • Results indicated not only fewer cases of AAD but also improved gastrointestinal quality of life, with no major adverse effects noted between the two groups, suggesting that Sinquanon can effectively help those on antibiotics.
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Introduction: Single microbial pathogens or host-microbiome dysbiosis are the causes of lung diseases with suspected infectious etiology. Metagenome sequencing provides an overview of the microbiome content. Due to the rarity of most granulomatous lung diseases collecting large systematic datasets is challenging.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) augments the likelihood of having left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD)-precursor of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). LVDD shares overlapping symptomatology (cough and dyspnea) with COPD. Stress induced LVDD is indicative of masked HFpEF.

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Background: Bronchial asthma (BA) is a complex disease characterised by persistent inflammation. Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) and blood eosinophil count (b-Eos) are biomarkers for type 2 endotype of BA.

Objective: To analyse a panel of serum interleukins and total IgE in predefined by FeNO and b-Eos groups of moderate and severe BA patients.

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Background: Bronchial asthma is a heterogeneous disease that includes various subtypes. They may share similar clinical characteristics, but probably have different pathological mechanisms.

Aim: To identify phenotypes using cluster analysis in moderate to severe bronchial asthma and to compare differences in clinical, physiological, immunological and inflammatory data between the clusters.

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