BACKGROUND Research suggests that dietary composition influences gastrointestinal function and bacteria-derived metabolic products in the dog colon. We previously reported that dietary composition impacts upon the faecal microbiota of healthy dogs. This study aims at evaluating the dietary influences on bacteria-derived metabolic products associated with the changes in faecal microbiota that we...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum concentration iron, copper and zinc in neonatal lambs naturally infected with Cryptosporidium parvum, determine relations between these trace elements clinical severity disease. For purpose, parvum (n=27) healthy control (n=10) were evaluated. Faecal consistency, willingness rise, stance when up, appetite, attitude, hydration status scored within ...

This study aimed at examining the mechanisms participating in excessive faecal bile acid loss in cystic fibrosis. The study was designed to define the relation between faecal fat and faecal bile acid loss in patients with and without cystic fibrosis related liver disease; to assess terminal ileal bile acid absorption by a seven day whole body retention of selenium labelled homotaurocholic acid ...

Goodchild, M. C., Murphy, G. M., Howell, A. MA, Nutter, S. A., Anderson, C. M. (1975). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 50, 769. Aspects of bile acid metabolism in cystic fibrosis. Previous reports have indicated that cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with pancreatic enzyme insufficiency have a raised faecal bile acid output. In this study, 18 out of 29 CF patients and 2 out of the 4 non-CF patien...

More sensitive methodologies are necessary to improve strongyloidiasis diagnosis. This study compared the sensitivities of the McMaster modified technique and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, both performed in faecal samples. Lewis rats were subcutaneously infected with 4,000, 400 or 40 infective third-stage larvae, considered as high, moderate or low infection, respectively. Seven days ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare faecal markers of intestinal inflammation in children with cystic fibrosis (CF), and determine whether intestinal inflammation adversely affects the nutritional phenotype. METHODS Faecal samples for markers of intestinal inflammation, calprotectin, S100A12, and osteoprotegerin, were collected from children with CF, healthy controls (H...

Dimson, S. B. (1970). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 45, 232. Carmine as an index of transit time in children with simple constipation. The transit time of carmine through the alimentary canal has been estimated in 65 children with simple chronic constipation but without abdominal pain or faecal incontinence. Comparison was made with matched normal controls and as a result criteria have been...

A 22-year-old lady was referred to the respirology department ofa tertiary referral hospital for further assessment of newly diagnosed pulmonary arteriovenous; malformations (AVMs) She had initially presented to a paediatric department at the age of 8 years for investigation of recurrent epistaxis and iron deficiency anaemia. Her stool was identified as being positive for faecal occult blood an...

Material and methods During 2005-2006, post slaughter examination and morphological identification of cysts from pigs from small family farms (n=612) and industrial farms (n=73) was performed. Dog fecal samples (n=240) were collected in 12 villages and microscopically examined by egg flotation/sieving (F/Si) [3] and modified McMaster methods [4]). For the genetic identification of E. granulosus...

microscopy as “field based test” was compared with is900 blood pcr for the diagnosis and estimationof prevalence of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (map) in domestic livestock withclinical johne’s disease (jd). of 252 animals screened, 39.3 and 13.1% were positive by faecal microscopyand blood pcr, respectively. proportional agreement between “microscopy” and blood pcr was subst...