Canine Fecal Contamination in a Metropolitan Area (Milan, North-Western Italy): Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Evaluation of Health Risks by Sergio Aurelio Zanzani, Anna Rita Di Cerbo, Alessia Libera Gazzonis, Marco Genchi, Laura Rinaldi, Vincenzo Musella, Giuseppe Cringoli, Maria Teresa Manfredi

“…Intestinal parasites of dogs represent a serious threat to human health due to their zoonotic potential. …”
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Intestinal Parasites Coinfection Does Not Alter Plasma Cytokines Profile Elicited in Acute Malaria in Subjects from Endemic Area of Brazil by Juan Camilo Sánchez-Arcila, Daiana de Souza Perce-da-Silva, Mariana Pinheiro Alves Vasconcelos, Rodrigo Nunes Rodrigues-da-Silva, Virginia Araujo Pereira, Cesarino Junior Lima Aprígio, Cleoni Alves Mendes Lima, Bruna de Paula Fonseca e Fonseca, Dalma Maria Banic, Josué da Costa Lima-Junior, Joseli Oliveira-Ferreira

“…In the studied population 24% of the individuals were infected with Plasmodium and 18% coinfected with intestinal parasites. Protozoan parasites comprised the bulk of the intestinal parasites infections and subjects infected with intestinal parasites were more likely to have malaria. …”
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Bilateral Total Hip and Unilateral Knee Arthroplasties in a Young Adult with Arthropathy-Associated Intestinal Epithelial Dysplasia (Tufting Enteropathy) by Colin Ng, Kurt Magri, Ryan Giordmaina, Duncan Whitwell

“…Intestinal epithelial dysplasia (tufting enteropathy) is an uncommon congenital disorder. …”
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Value of Humanized Nursing under Emergency Green Channel on Gastrointestinal Function Recovery in Patients with Acute Intestinal Obstruction after Operation by Siqi Luo, Yan Wang

“…Acute intestinal obstruction (AIO) is one of the most common surgical acute abdomens. …”
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Treatment and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Sao Tome and Principe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alexandra Vasconcelos, Swasilanne Sousa, Nelson Bandeira, Marta Alves, Ana Luísa Papoila, Filomena Pereira, Maria Céu Machado

“…Background. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a public health problem in developing countries such as Sao Tome and Principe (STP) although the pregnancy burden of IPIs is unknown in this endemic country. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Motta Town, North West Ethiopia by Tibebu Yesigat, Mohabaw Jemal, Wubet Birhan

“…Results. The prevalence of intestinal parasite, Salmonella, and Shigella was 27.6%, 2.5%, and 1.6%, respectively, and hookworm was the predominant intestinal parasite detected in the stool. …”
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Assessment of immune responses and intestinal flora in BALB/c mice model of wheat food allergy via different sensitization methods by Chenglong Liu, Chen Chen, Xingyu Yan, Shimin Gu, Xin Jia, Wenhui Fu, Xiao Meng, Wentong Xue

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Naso-intestinal versus gastric tube for enteral nutrition in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chuanjin Liu, Junxun Jiang, Zunjia Wen, Tao You

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Safety of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Treatment in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Receiving ≥2000 mg Daily Dose of Levodopa by Cindy Zadikoff, Werner Poewe, James T. Boyd, Lars Bergmann, Horia Ijacu, Pavnit Kukreja, Weining Z. Robieson, Janet Benesh, Angelo Antonini

“…Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) provides continuous levodopa administration and clinical benefits to patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Effects of Algal-Derived β-Glucan on the Growth Performance, Intestinal Health, and Aeromonas veronii Resistance of Ricefield Eel (Monopterus albus) by Yu Guo, Zijing Yuan, Yueyun Han, Daiqin Yang, Hanwen Yuan, Fuxian Zhang

“…In comparison to eels that did not receive β-glucan supplementation, eels supplemented with 0.2% β-glucan exhibited decreased intestinal structural damage. In summary, the addition of 0.1%–0.2% β-glucan can promote eel growth, improve intestinal digestion and antioxidant capacity, regulate intestinal flora, and enhance intestinal physical function and anti-infection ability.…”
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Exposure to Subclinical Doses of Fumonisins, Deoxynivalenol, and Zearalenone Affects Immune Response, Amino Acid Digestibility, and Intestinal Morphology in Broiler Chickens by Revathi Shanmugasundaram, Laharika Kappari, Mohammad Pilewar, Matthew K. Jones, Oluyinka A. Olukosi, Anthony Pokoo-Aikins, Todd J. Applegate, Anthony E. Glenn

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Effect of Intestinal Levodopa-Carbidopa Infusion on Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Results from a Retrospective Pilot Study in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Bendix Labeit, Inga Claus, Paul Muhle, Sonja Suntrup-Krueger, Rainer Dziewas, Tobias Warnecke

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) on PDrPD. Methods. Forty-five PD patients under LCIG treatment were available for retrospective analysis. …”
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Unusual Case of Life-Threatening Gastro Intestinal Bleed from a Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Case Report and Review of Literature by Puneet Menaria, Venkata Muddana

“…Large upper gastro intestinal (GI) bleeding can be life-threatening. Splenic artery pseudoaenurysm (SAP) is rare but can cause massive upper GI bleeding. …”
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Oxidative stress caused by 3-monochloro-1,2-propanediol provokes intestinal stem cell hyperproliferation and the protective role of quercetin by Zongzhong Liu, Yanfei He, Yuhan Wang, Kefeng Ren, Pengpeng Xia, Binbin Xie, Tian Wei

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Correction: Impact of smoking cessation, coffee and bread consumption on the intestinal microbial composition among Saudis: A cross-sectional study. by PLOS One Editors

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Intestinal Microbiome Changes in Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT) vs.... by Elvira Garza-González, Soraya Mendoza-Olazarán, Rayo Morfin-Otero, Andrea Ramírez-Fontes, Patricia Rodríguez-Zulueta, Samantha Flores-Treviño, Paola Bocanegra-Ibarias, Héctor Maldonado-Garza, Adrián Camacho-Ortiz

“…In this study, we conducted a comparative study to explore the differences in therapeutic efficacy and intestinal microbiome of fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) vs. …”
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Correlation between intestinal stem cell niche changes and small bowel crypt failure in patients with treatment-naïve celiac disease by Prasenjit Das, Sudha Battu, Lalita Mehra, Alka Singh, Muzaffar Ahmad, Ashish Agarwal, Ashish Chauhan, Anam Ahmad, Sreenivas Vishnubhatla, Siddhartha Datta Gupta, Vineet Ahuja, Govind Makharia

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Screening for Gastric and Small Intestinal Mucosal Injury with Magnetically Controlled Capsule Endoscopy in Asymptomatic Patients Taking Enteric-Coated Aspirin by Xue Chen, Feng Gao, Jie Zhang

“…To investigate gastric and small intestinal mucosal injury in asymptomatic patients taking enteric-coated aspirin using magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy. …”
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Physicochemical Characterization, Storage Stability Behavior, and Intestinal Bioaccessibility of Clove Extract Encapsulated Using Varying Combinations of Gum Arabic and Maltodextrin by Farhad Ahmadi, Hafiz A. R. Suleria, Frank R. Dunshea

“…The encapsulates were assessed for the physicochemical properties, storage stability behavior, and intestinal bioaccessibility of phenolics using an <i>in vitro</i> gastrointestinal digestion test. …”
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Effects of kelp phlorotannins on the growth, immunity, intestinal health and disease resistance against Vibrio splendidus of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by Zhikai Zhang, Yan Chi, Yongheng Du, Feng Li, Ning Ma, Song Qin

“…On the other hand, the total antioxidant capacity and the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase in coelomocytes lysis were significantly raised by phlorotannins while the malondialdehyde level was significantly reduced (P < 0.05). The intestinal health of sea cucumbers was also enhanced by phlorotannins, as expressed by the higher intestine fold height, up-regulation of tight junction genes (ZO-1 and occludin) and down-regulation of two proinflammatory genes (interleukin 17 and transforming growth factor - beta). …”
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