Large-scale, national, family-based epidemiological study on infection in China: the time to change practice for related disease prevention.

Background And Aims: Current practice on infection mostly focuses on individual-based care in the community, but family-based management has recently been suggested as a better strategy for infection control. However, the family-based infection status, risk factors and transmission pattern remain to be elucidated.

Methods: From September 2021 to December 2021, 10 735 families (31 098 individuals) were enrolled from 29 of 31 provinces in mainland China to examine family-based infection, related factors and transmission pattern.

Effects of probiotics on gastric microbiota and its precombination with quadruple regimen for Helicobacter pylori eradication.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of probiotics for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy as well as their effects on gastric microbiota.

Methods: Patients who had failed H.