OBJECTIVE We examined the impact of selective decontamination of the digestive tract on morbidity and mortality in critically ill children. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, and previous meta-analyses. STUDY SELECTION We included all randomized controlled trials comparing administration of enteral antimicrobials in selective decontaminatio...

We introduced a patient with fetal EBV-triggered who finally developed multidrug-resistant septicemia, perianal abscess, massive alimentary tract bleeding due to gastrointestinal vascular malformation, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. His EB virus maintained chronically active under multiple drug treatments. Interestingly, continuous infection probable idiopathic malformation might be t...

The flexibility of digestive traits characterizes a standard model of physiological flexibility, demonstrating that animals adjust their digestive attributes in order to maximize overall energy return. Using an intraspecific experimental study, we evaluated the amount of flexibility in digestive tract mass and length in individuals from field mouse populations inhabiting semi-arid and temperate...

We present a case report of diffuse polypoid lesions of the digestive tract in which multiple endoscopic techniques (upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, and capsule endoscopy) were performed in order to complete and refine the diagnosis in a patient with severe hypogammaglobulinemia with recurrent infections, bronchiectasies and diffuse nodular lymphoid hyperplasia of the digestive tract. In patients...

Hirudo medicinalis, the medicinal leech, usually carries in its digestive tract a pure culture of Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria. Such specificity is unusual for digestive tracts that are normally colonized by a complex microbial consortium. Important questions for the symbiotic interaction and for the medical application after microvascular surgery are whether other bacteria can proliferate or a...