A5102908607- Reproductive tract infections research
- Gut microbiota and health
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Infant Health and Development
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Duke University
2019-2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be an unprecedented challenge worldwide health, and strategies mitigate the spread severity of infection are urgently needed. Emerging evidence suggests that composition gut microbiome modification microbial ecology via probiotics can affect susceptibility a wide range infections, including respiratory tract infections. In this study, we aim evaluate effects probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) versus placebo on status in subjects with household...
STRUCTURED ABSTRACT Importance The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose unprecedented challenges worldwide health. While vaccines are effective, supplemental strategies mitigate the spread and severity of urgently needed. Emerging evidence suggests susceptibility infections, including respiratory tract may be reduced by probiotic interventions; therefore, probiotics a low-risk, widely implementable modality risk disease, particularly in areas with low vaccine availability and/or uptake....
Abstract Background Pharyngeal and rectal Neisseria gonorrhoeae Chlamydia trachomatis play important roles in infection antibacterial resistance transmission, but no US Food Drug Administration (FDA)–cleared assays for detection at these sites existed prior to this study. The objective was estimate performance of detect those infections pharyngeal specimens support regulatory submission. Methods We performed a cross-sectional, single-visit study adults seeking sexually transmitted testing 9...
Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in the rectum pharynx are important extragenital reservoirs of infection. Few assays approved by US Food Drug Administration commercially available to diagnose pharyngeal or rectal infections. The current study reports on analytical performance Abbott RealTime CT/NG assay, including limit detection, inclusivity, specificity for C. N. specimens. detection was performed using known concentrations organisms, elementary bodies per...