RATIONALE Few studies have systematically assessed the influence of gut microbiota on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between gut microbiota and lifetime CVD risk profile among 55 Bogalusa Heart Study participants with the highest and 57 with the lowest lifetime burdens of CVD risk factors. METHODS AND RESULTS 16S ribosomal RNA sequencing was conducte...

BACKGROUND The beneficial effect of probiotics on renal profile and liver function has been reported among patients with chronic kidney disease and fatty liver respectively. However, its effect on renal profile and liver function among type 2 diabetic individuals has not been fully understood. To investigate the effect of microbial cell preparation on renal profile and liver function tests amon...

INTRODUCTION The changing antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of causative organisms poses a therapeutic challenge in treating patients with acute cholangitis. We therefore evaluated the microbial profile and sensitivity pattern to antibiotics in patients with acute bacterial cholangitis. METHODS Data of patients above 18 years of age with acute bacterial cholangitis seen between January 2004 a...

The fourth author’s name is spelled incorrectly. The correct name is: Min-Kyu Choi. The correct citation is: Hu H-J, Park S-G, Jang HB, Choi M-K, Park K-H, Kang JH, et al. (2015) Obesity Alters the Microbial Community Profile in Korean Adolescents. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0134333. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134333 There is an error in affiliation 4 for author Min-Kyu Choi. Affiliation 4 should be: Depa...

Purpose. To evaluate the recent trends in demographics, risk factors, and microbiological profiles of microbial keratitis at a university hospital in Hong Kong. Design. Retrospective review. Methods. The medical records of 51 patients admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital for microbial keratitis from January 2010 to June 2012 were reviewed. Demographics, risk factors, clinical features, micr...

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease of unknown etiology. There is evidence that bacteria may contribute to initiating the inflammatory response in HS patients. To date, data on bacteria found in HS lesions and their resistance rates are rare. Methods: The results of bacterial cultures and antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated bacteria obtained fr...

Soil microorganisms play a key role in the function of soil ecosystem, yet our knowledge about how microbial communities respond to typically sandy environmental properties along profile is still insufficient. We investigated community patterns from top (0–20 cm) clay-layer (>80 typical soils three regions China with different levels precipitation, including Lishu County Jilin Province (LS), La...