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Filter by:Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent cause of both healthcare-associated and community-acquired bloodstream infections worldwide. Infective endocarditis (IE) has been detected in 5-17% of cases and is a determinant of poor prognosis. The investigators developed a score (the VIRSTA score) based on patients' characteristics to rule out IE with high confidence (negative predictive value (NPV) above 99%) in patients with SAB. This score, with a cut-off of 3 has been externally validated by two international studies which have also established its high NPV. The 2023 European society of cardiology (ESC) guidelines state that echocardiography should be considered in all patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) using risk scores (including VIRSTA score) to guide the use or not of echocardiography. While recommended, the investigators think that VIRSTA score must be evaluated in terms of patients' outcome.
In this clinical trial we will test a new approach for decolonization of S. aureus. As innovative product HY-133 a recombinant chimeric bacteriophage endolysin will be sprayed in both nostrils of healthy subjects once or five times in one day. To avoid possible bias the subjects will be randomized 3:2 verum vs placebo, moreover the subject as well as the investigator will be blinded to the group assigned.
This study aims to determine whether a parent-to-child nasal microbiota transplant (NMT) can seed and engraft parental organisms into the neonatal microbiome and increase the neonatal microbiome diversity.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disorder, with a lifetime prevalence of 15-25% in children and 1-3% in adults worldwide. AD is a heterogeneous disease induced by multiple factors, including genetic mutation and environmental risk factors. The main inflammatory mechanism that contributed to AD is the immune response mediated by T helper 2 (Th2) cells. The clinical features of AD, such as recurrent eczematous lesions, IgE-mediated intense itch, and the disruption of skin barrier induced by abnormal epidermal cell differentiation and protein structures, etc., can be attributed to the secretion of Th2 cell-related cytokines. AD is likely to be a lifelong illness with repeated onsets, causing not only physiological discomfort but also psychological distress; hence the quality of life of AD patients is inevitably affected. Lactic acid is a natural moisturizing factor, which exists in healthy skin. It can efficiently prevent water loss from the skin and alleviate allergic reactions caused by dry skin. The moisturized function of lactic acid has made it became a commonly used additive in a wide variety of skincare products, such as lotion, cream, butter and spray. This product is rich in natural lactic acid generated by the fermentation of probiotics, and therefore can relieve skin itching caused by skin dryness, and resume the water-holding capability of the skin by removing abnormally proliferative stratum corneum as well as inducing collagen production. Importantly, this product is a steroid-free product with safety and without any induced adverse effects in use. This product is also can be a promising option other than steroids to be applied for the mitigation of recurrent symptoms in atopic dermatitis by resuming the water-retention ability of skin and rebuilding skin barrier function.
This study will determine the frequency of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in household contacts of individuals with clinical infection due to this pathogen. It will also assess the frequency of transmission events over the following three months. Finally it will aim to identify predisposing characteristics both on a demographic/social level as well virulence characteristics of the identified strains.
Our previous studies delineate a novel pathway of immune activation in animals that the investigators have named Anti-Virulence Immunity (AVI). Using a mice model of bacteremia, the investigators have demonstrated that Escherichia coli Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor 1 (CNF1) activity is sensed by the immune system. This immune sensing results in a rapid bacterial clearing during bacteremia triggered by uropathogenic E. coli-expressing CNF1. The investigators already confirmed the involvement of one inflammasome using macrophages isolated from Knock-out mice. The investigators have recently determined the conservation in human monocytes of the interleukin -1beta maturation triggered by CNF1 and observed the heterogeneous capacity of monocytes to respond to the CNF1 treatment depending on the donors. Here, to determine the importance in natura of AVI the investigators will analyze the blood content of patients presenting E. coli and S. aureus bacteremia. The DNA of monocytes isolated from patients will be extracted and various genes implicated in the activity of various inflammasomes will be sequenced to identify mutations that could explain the susceptibility to bacteremia or a specific clinical presentation, i.e. requirement of a management in ICU because of organ failure.
The investigators believe that irradication of nose colonization of staphyloccocus aureus will reduce the incidence of surgical site infections after cesarean section.