Sentences with phrase «poor faecal»

Colonic crypts were shorter and less dense in dogs with non-specific dietary sensitivity compared with control dogs (Figure 2), particularly when fed diets associated with poor faecal consistency (Rolfe et al. 2002a).

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In a recent study of 153 children living in a poor community on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, (1) in which we looked at the preparation and administration of weaning foods in the first year of life, an important vehicle of faecal contamination was identified: the baby bottle.

Liver cirrhosis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with complications such as HE resulting in recurrent emergency hospitalizations, irreversible brain injury, and a poor prognosis.2 - 5 There is some evidence that HE patients have a reduced relative abundance of certain beneficial gut microbiota (e.g. Lachnospiraceae and Ruminococcaceae) and an enrichment of potentially pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae ¬ - a microbial profile that has been linked to cognitive impairment and systemic inflammation in cirrhotic patients with HE.1 Faecal microbiota transplants have been used successfully to correct dysbiotic conditions such as recurrent Clostridium difficile and ulcerative colitis,6 - 8 and a preliminary report suggested that FMT may be promising in the management of HE.9