The hypothesis that the prone sleeping position is associated with accumulation of upper airways secretions and increased bacterial growth was investigated in adults. Ten subjects with upper respiratory tract infection lay prone for one hour and then supine for one hour. Nasal swabs after the prone period yielded higher bacterial counts than swabs obtained after the supine period. This result c...

The mechanism of impaired gut barrier function in patients with short bowel syndrome (SBS) is poorly understood and includes decreased intestinal motility leading to bacterial overgrowth, a reduction in gut-associated lymphoid tissue following the loss of intestinal length, inhibition of mucosal immunity of the small intestine by intravenous total parental nutrition, and changes in intestinal p...

Context: Gingival overgrowth can be associated with pharmacotherapy. Among the offending medications of gingival overgrowth, phenytoin is the first reported and the most common agent. Evidence Acquisition: A literature search was performed with the relevant key words in different databases such as Scopus, Medline, Embase, and Google scholar. Results: About 50% of individuals receiving phenytoin...