Background: Urinary incontinence mainly affects women regardless of age and, as it affects their quality of life, influences work, sex life and independence for activities of daily living. The treatment of stress urin...Background: Urinary incontinence mainly affects women regardless of age and, as it affects their quality of life, influences work, sex life and independence for activities of daily living. The treatment of stress urinary incontinence including urethral volume injection therapy can provide an intermediate option over non-surgical and surgical therapies. One of the mechanisms for stress continence depends on the effective coaptation of the urethra during the increase in intra-abdominal pressure. The bulking agents can be injected transurethral or periurethral retrogradely, using direct vision from a cystoscope. Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary outcome performance of the bacterial polysaccharide gel used as biological bulking agent applied in female patients with stress urinary incontinence. Methods: A prospective clinical pilot study was performed, in a single institution, including female patients who were admitted to the urologic outpatient clinic with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) without previous treatments and they were selected and underwent bulking agent procedure. The evaluation was performed at the time of enrollment and 6 months after treatment. The primary outcome was Quality of Life (QOL) using the ICIQ-SF Questionnaire. The amount of urine leakage measured by the 1-HOUR PAD-TEST was the second outcome. Results: Fifteen women (with an average age of 53 years) were submitted to the application of bacterial cellulose gel and she was analyzed. Only two patients presented unchanged incontinence. The study considered as primary outcome the improvement or disappearance of symptoms after six months of intervention. Post-intervention Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire indicated that all of these patients related a better quality of life (62.5%). Through the PAD-test it was possible to observe a decrease in urinary leak of 85% comparing the results pre and post-intervention (BCA—Bacterial Cellulose Application) with p-value equal to 0.000009. Conclusions: The results of this pilot study suggest that the use of biological bulking agent is a promising approach to treat stress urinary incontinence in female patients. Trial registration: Registration number and date of registration should be instated in this section.展开更多
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most prevalent extra-intestinal bacterial infections. It is a common disease encountered in medical practice affecting people of all ages, from neonate to geriatric age g...Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most prevalent extra-intestinal bacterial infections. It is a common disease encountered in medical practice affecting people of all ages, from neonate to geriatric age group. These infections are on the increase for outpatients attending Primary Health Centres in Anambra State, Nigeria, therefore the need for this study. The prevalence rate of urinary tract infection, age distribution and influence of sex were determined. Susceptibility pattern of the infectious organisms to antimicrobial agent were examined. Clean-catch midstream urine samples were collected and examined. Out of 3000 urine samples examined, 528 bacterial isolates were recovered and characterized. These include: Escherichia coli (24.2%), Klebsiella spp. (18.2%), Staphylococcus aureus (18.2%), Proteus mirabilis (9.1%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9.1%), Enterococcus faecalis (9.1%), Citrobacter intermedius (6.1%) and Staphylococcus saprophyticus (6.1%). More females (52%) were infected than males (48%) and in both sexes, the highest incidence was found amongst the age group, 26 - 38 years. Gram negative rods had the highest incidence in both sexes. Among the towns in Anambra state, Umunya in southern province was observed to have the highest incidence rate of UTI. Susceptibility test of the bacterial isolates to antimicrobial agents showed that Staphylococcus aureus was sensitive to Cephalexin, Penicillin V, Erythromycin and Gentamycin while Pseudomonas aeruginosa was resistant to all the antibiotics. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. were resistant to all the antibiotics except Gentamycin while Citrobacter intermedius was resistant only to Cephalexin and Erythromycin. This study provides the evidence of urinary tract infections amongst outpatients of primary health centres and the drugs for their control.展开更多
The use of injectable agents for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence(SUI)is an option for female patients who are unwilling to undergo surgery,or have concurrent conditions or diseases that render surgical tr...The use of injectable agents for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence(SUI)is an option for female patients who are unwilling to undergo surgery,or have concurrent conditions or diseases that render surgical treatment unsuitable.To be effective for SUI,an injectable agent must be nonimmunogenic,hypoallergenic,biocompatible,permanent,nonerosive,nonmigratory and painless.It must also heal with minimal fibrosis,possess a long-term bulking effect,and be easily stored and handled.Glutaraldehyde cross-linked bovine collagen(Contigen),silicone polymers(Macroplastique),Durasphere,calcium hydroxyapatite(Coaptite),polyacrylamide hydrogel(Aquamid,Bulkamid),Permacol,and stem cell therapy have been used as injectable agents.Patients must be informed that treatment with injectable agents is not as effective as surgical treatment,and that such agents might necessitate additional and repeated administrations in order to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.展开更多
Importance:Urinary tract infection(UTI)is one of the most common infections encountered in infancy and childhood.Despite the emerging problem of antibiotic resistance in recent years,the use of antibiotics for better ...Importance:Urinary tract infection(UTI)is one of the most common infections encountered in infancy and childhood.Despite the emerging problem of antibiotic resistance in recent years,the use of antibiotics for better management of UTIs is inevitable.Objective:This study aims to explore the efficacy and adverse effects of the available antimicrobial agents that are used in pediatric UTIs in low-and middle-income countries(LMICs).Methods:Five electronic databases were searched to identify relevant articles.Two reviewers independently performed screening,data extraction,and quality assessment of the available literature.Randomized controlled trials providing antimicrobial interventions in both male and female participants within the age range of 3 months to 17 years in LMICs were included.Results:Six randomized controlled trials from 13 LMICs were included in this review(four trials explored the efficacy).Due to high heterogeneity across the studies,a meta-analysis was not performed.Other than attrition and reporting bias,the risk of bias was moderate to high due to poor study designs.The differences in the efficacy and adverse events of different antimicrobials were not found to be statistically significant.Interpretation:This review indicates the necessity for additional clinical trials on children from LMICs with more significant sample numbers,adequate intervention periods,and study design.展开更多
Infectious diseases are a global public health problem,with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases on the rise worldwide.Therefore,their prevention and treatment are still major challenges.Bile acids are common ...Infectious diseases are a global public health problem,with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases on the rise worldwide.Therefore,their prevention and treatment are still major challenges.Bile acids are common metabolites in both hosts and microorganisms that play a significant role in controlling the metabolism of lipids,glucose,and energy.Bile acids have historically been utilized as first-line,valuable therapeutic agents for related metabolic and hepatobiliary diseases.Notably,bile acids are the major active ingredients of cow bezoar and bear bile,which are commonly used traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs)with the therapeutic effects of clearing heat,detoxification,and relieving wind and spasm.In recent years,the promising performance of bile acids against infectious diseases has attracted attention from the scientific community.This paper reviews for the first time the biological activities,possible mechanisms,production routes,and potential applications of bile acids in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.Compared with previous reviews,we comprehensively summarize existing studies on the use of bile acids against infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms that are leading causes of global morbidity and mortality.In addition,to ensure a stable supply of bile acids at affordable prices,it is necessary to clarify the biosynthesis of bile acids in vivo,which will assist scientists in elucidating the accumulation of bile acids and discovering how to engineer various bile acids by means of chemosynthesis,biosynthesis,and chemoenzymatic synthesis.Finally,we explore the current challenges in the field and recommend a development strategy for bile-acid-based drugs and the sustainable production of bile acids.The presented studies suggest that bile acids are potential novel therapeutic agents for managing infectious diseases and can be artificially synthesized in a sustainable way.展开更多
AIM:The eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) shows variation among countries and regimens of treatment. We aimed to study the eradication rates of different regimens in our region and some factors affect...AIM:The eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) shows variation among countries and regimens of treatment. We aimed to study the eradication rates of different regimens in our region and some factors affecting the rate of eradication. METHODS:One hundred and sixty-four H pylori positive patients (68 males,96 females;mean age:48±12 years) with duodenal or gastric ulcer without a smoking history were included in the study.The patients were divided into three groups according to the treatment regimens.Omeprazole 20mg,clarithromycin 500mg,amoxicillin 1g were given twice daily for 1 week (Group Ⅰ) and 2 weeks (Group Ⅱ). Patients in Group Ⅲ received bismuth subsitrate 300mg, tetracyline 500mg and metronidazole 500mg four times daily in addition to Omeprazole 20mg twice daily.Two biopsies each before and after treatment were obtained from antrum and corpus,and histopathologically evaluated. Eradication was assumed to be successful if no H pylorus was detected from four biopsy specimens taken after treatment.The effects of factors like age,sex,H pylori density on antrum and corpus before treatment,the total H pylori density,and the inflammation scores on the rate of H pylori eradication were evaluated. RESULTS:The overall eradication rate was 42%.The rates in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ were statistically higher than that in group Ⅰ (P<0.05).The rates of eradication were 24.5%, 40.7% and 61.5% in groups Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ,respectively.The eradication rate was negatively related to either corpus H pylori density or total H pylori density (P<0.05).The median age was older in the group in which the eradication failed in comparison to that with successful eradication (55 yr vs 39 yr,P<0.001).No correlation between sex and H pylori eradication was found. CONCLUSION:Our rates of eradication were significantly lower when compared to those reported in literature.We believe that advanced age and high H pylori density are negative predictive factors for the rate of H pylori eradication.展开更多
文摘Background: Urinary incontinence mainly affects women regardless of age and, as it affects their quality of life, influences work, sex life and independence for activities of daily living. The treatment of stress urinary incontinence including urethral volume injection therapy can provide an intermediate option over non-surgical and surgical therapies. One of the mechanisms for stress continence depends on the effective coaptation of the urethra during the increase in intra-abdominal pressure. The bulking agents can be injected transurethral or periurethral retrogradely, using direct vision from a cystoscope. Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary outcome performance of the bacterial polysaccharide gel used as biological bulking agent applied in female patients with stress urinary incontinence. Methods: A prospective clinical pilot study was performed, in a single institution, including female patients who were admitted to the urologic outpatient clinic with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) without previous treatments and they were selected and underwent bulking agent procedure. The evaluation was performed at the time of enrollment and 6 months after treatment. The primary outcome was Quality of Life (QOL) using the ICIQ-SF Questionnaire. The amount of urine leakage measured by the 1-HOUR PAD-TEST was the second outcome. Results: Fifteen women (with an average age of 53 years) were submitted to the application of bacterial cellulose gel and she was analyzed. Only two patients presented unchanged incontinence. The study considered as primary outcome the improvement or disappearance of symptoms after six months of intervention. Post-intervention Quality of Life (QOL) questionnaire indicated that all of these patients related a better quality of life (62.5%). Through the PAD-test it was possible to observe a decrease in urinary leak of 85% comparing the results pre and post-intervention (BCA—Bacterial Cellulose Application) with p-value equal to 0.000009. Conclusions: The results of this pilot study suggest that the use of biological bulking agent is a promising approach to treat stress urinary incontinence in female patients. Trial registration: Registration number and date of registration should be instated in this section.
文摘Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most prevalent extra-intestinal bacterial infections. It is a common disease encountered in medical practice affecting people of all ages, from neonate to geriatric age group. These infections are on the increase for outpatients attending Primary Health Centres in Anambra State, Nigeria, therefore the need for this study. The prevalence rate of urinary tract infection, age distribution and influence of sex were determined. Susceptibility pattern of the infectious organisms to antimicrobial agent were examined. Clean-catch midstream urine samples were collected and examined. Out of 3000 urine samples examined, 528 bacterial isolates were recovered and characterized. These include: Escherichia coli (24.2%), Klebsiella spp. (18.2%), Staphylococcus aureus (18.2%), Proteus mirabilis (9.1%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9.1%), Enterococcus faecalis (9.1%), Citrobacter intermedius (6.1%) and Staphylococcus saprophyticus (6.1%). More females (52%) were infected than males (48%) and in both sexes, the highest incidence was found amongst the age group, 26 - 38 years. Gram negative rods had the highest incidence in both sexes. Among the towns in Anambra state, Umunya in southern province was observed to have the highest incidence rate of UTI. Susceptibility test of the bacterial isolates to antimicrobial agents showed that Staphylococcus aureus was sensitive to Cephalexin, Penicillin V, Erythromycin and Gentamycin while Pseudomonas aeruginosa was resistant to all the antibiotics. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. were resistant to all the antibiotics except Gentamycin while Citrobacter intermedius was resistant only to Cephalexin and Erythromycin. This study provides the evidence of urinary tract infections amongst outpatients of primary health centres and the drugs for their control.
文摘The use of injectable agents for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence(SUI)is an option for female patients who are unwilling to undergo surgery,or have concurrent conditions or diseases that render surgical treatment unsuitable.To be effective for SUI,an injectable agent must be nonimmunogenic,hypoallergenic,biocompatible,permanent,nonerosive,nonmigratory and painless.It must also heal with minimal fibrosis,possess a long-term bulking effect,and be easily stored and handled.Glutaraldehyde cross-linked bovine collagen(Contigen),silicone polymers(Macroplastique),Durasphere,calcium hydroxyapatite(Coaptite),polyacrylamide hydrogel(Aquamid,Bulkamid),Permacol,and stem cell therapy have been used as injectable agents.Patients must be informed that treatment with injectable agents is not as effective as surgical treatment,and that such agents might necessitate additional and repeated administrations in order to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.
文摘Importance:Urinary tract infection(UTI)is one of the most common infections encountered in infancy and childhood.Despite the emerging problem of antibiotic resistance in recent years,the use of antibiotics for better management of UTIs is inevitable.Objective:This study aims to explore the efficacy and adverse effects of the available antimicrobial agents that are used in pediatric UTIs in low-and middle-income countries(LMICs).Methods:Five electronic databases were searched to identify relevant articles.Two reviewers independently performed screening,data extraction,and quality assessment of the available literature.Randomized controlled trials providing antimicrobial interventions in both male and female participants within the age range of 3 months to 17 years in LMICs were included.Results:Six randomized controlled trials from 13 LMICs were included in this review(four trials explored the efficacy).Due to high heterogeneity across the studies,a meta-analysis was not performed.Other than attrition and reporting bias,the risk of bias was moderate to high due to poor study designs.The differences in the efficacy and adverse events of different antimicrobials were not found to be statistically significant.Interpretation:This review indicates the necessity for additional clinical trials on children from LMICs with more significant sample numbers,adequate intervention periods,and study design.
基金funded by the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(CACMS)Innovation Fund(CI2021A00601)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Public Welfare Research Institutes(ZZ16-YQ-037 and JJPY2022022)the Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences(CI2021B017-09).
文摘Infectious diseases are a global public health problem,with emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases on the rise worldwide.Therefore,their prevention and treatment are still major challenges.Bile acids are common metabolites in both hosts and microorganisms that play a significant role in controlling the metabolism of lipids,glucose,and energy.Bile acids have historically been utilized as first-line,valuable therapeutic agents for related metabolic and hepatobiliary diseases.Notably,bile acids are the major active ingredients of cow bezoar and bear bile,which are commonly used traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs)with the therapeutic effects of clearing heat,detoxification,and relieving wind and spasm.In recent years,the promising performance of bile acids against infectious diseases has attracted attention from the scientific community.This paper reviews for the first time the biological activities,possible mechanisms,production routes,and potential applications of bile acids in the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.Compared with previous reviews,we comprehensively summarize existing studies on the use of bile acids against infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms that are leading causes of global morbidity and mortality.In addition,to ensure a stable supply of bile acids at affordable prices,it is necessary to clarify the biosynthesis of bile acids in vivo,which will assist scientists in elucidating the accumulation of bile acids and discovering how to engineer various bile acids by means of chemosynthesis,biosynthesis,and chemoenzymatic synthesis.Finally,we explore the current challenges in the field and recommend a development strategy for bile-acid-based drugs and the sustainable production of bile acids.The presented studies suggest that bile acids are potential novel therapeutic agents for managing infectious diseases and can be artificially synthesized in a sustainable way.
文摘AIM:The eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) shows variation among countries and regimens of treatment. We aimed to study the eradication rates of different regimens in our region and some factors affecting the rate of eradication. METHODS:One hundred and sixty-four H pylori positive patients (68 males,96 females;mean age:48±12 years) with duodenal or gastric ulcer without a smoking history were included in the study.The patients were divided into three groups according to the treatment regimens.Omeprazole 20mg,clarithromycin 500mg,amoxicillin 1g were given twice daily for 1 week (Group Ⅰ) and 2 weeks (Group Ⅱ). Patients in Group Ⅲ received bismuth subsitrate 300mg, tetracyline 500mg and metronidazole 500mg four times daily in addition to Omeprazole 20mg twice daily.Two biopsies each before and after treatment were obtained from antrum and corpus,and histopathologically evaluated. Eradication was assumed to be successful if no H pylorus was detected from four biopsy specimens taken after treatment.The effects of factors like age,sex,H pylori density on antrum and corpus before treatment,the total H pylori density,and the inflammation scores on the rate of H pylori eradication were evaluated. RESULTS:The overall eradication rate was 42%.The rates in groups Ⅱ and Ⅲ were statistically higher than that in group Ⅰ (P<0.05).The rates of eradication were 24.5%, 40.7% and 61.5% in groups Ⅰ,Ⅱ and Ⅲ,respectively.The eradication rate was negatively related to either corpus H pylori density or total H pylori density (P<0.05).The median age was older in the group in which the eradication failed in comparison to that with successful eradication (55 yr vs 39 yr,P<0.001).No correlation between sex and H pylori eradication was found. CONCLUSION:Our rates of eradication were significantly lower when compared to those reported in literature.We believe that advanced age and high H pylori density are negative predictive factors for the rate of H pylori eradication.