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Zachou M, Varytimiadis K, Androutsakos T, Katsaras G, Zoumpouli C, Lalla E, Nifora M, Karantanos P, Nikiteas N, Sougioultzis S, Kalaitzakis E, Kykalos S. Protocol design for randomized clinical trial to compare underwater cold snare polypectomy to conventional cold snare polypectomy for non-pedunculated colon polyps of size 5-10 mm (COLDWATER study). Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:325-333. [PMID: 36399201 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-022-02731-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer is internationally the third leading cause of death from a malignant disease. The aim of screening colonoscopy in adults > 45 years of age is early diagnosis and treatment of precancerous polyps. Endoscopic polyp removal (polypectomy) can be achieved with various techniques depending on the size, morphology, and location of the polyp. According to current guidelines, small non-pedunculated polyps should be removed with a cold snare after the colorectal lumen has been insufflated with air (conventional cold snare polypectomy).In recent years, several studies have described the benefits of water aided colonoscopy, as well as the safety and efficacy of underwater cold snare polypectomy for large colon polyps. However, there are insufficient data on conventional and underwater techniques for small polyps, the most commonly diagnosed colorectal polyps. METHODS We have designed a prospective randomized double-blind clinical trial to compare the safety and efficacy of conventional and underwater cold snare polypectomy for non-pedunculated polyps 5-10 mm in size. A total of 398 polyps will be randomized. Randomization will be carried out using the random numbers method of Microsoft Excel 2016. The primary endpoint is the muscularis mucosa resection rate. Secondary endpoints are the depth and percentage of R0 excisions, complications, and the recurrence rate at follow-up endoscopy 6-12 months after polypectomy. DISCUSSION We hypothesize underwater polypectomy will result in a higher muscularis mucosa resection rate. The results of our study will provide useful data for the development of guidelines in polypectomy techniques for non-pedunculated polyps 5-10 mm in size. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT05273697.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Zachou
- Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, "Laikon" General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. .,Department of Gastroenterology, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pathophysiology, "Laikon" General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Neonatal Department and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Medical School, "Papageorgiou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.,Paediatric Department, General Hospital of Pella-Hospital Unit of Edessa, Edessa, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sismanogleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, "Laikon" General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pathophysiology, "Laikon" General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Heraklion, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, "Laikon" General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Hodnik JJ, Acinger-Rogić Ž, Alishani M, Autio T, Balseiro A, Berezowski J, Carmo LP, Chaligiannis I, Conrady B, Costa L, Cvetkovikj I, Davidov I, Dispas M, Djadjovski I, Duarte EL, Faverjon C, Fourichon C, Frössling J, Gerilovych A, Gethmann J, Gomes J, Graham D, Guelbenzu M, Gunn GJ, Henry MK, Hopp P, Houe H, Irimia E, Ježek J, Juste RA, Kalaitzakis E, Kaler J, Kaplan S, Kostoulas P, Kovalenko K, Kneževič N, Knific T, Koleci X, Madouasse A, Malakauskas A, Mandelik R, Meletis E, Mincu M, Mõtus K, Muñoz-Gómez V, Niculae M, Nikitović J, Ocepek M, Tangen-Opsal M, Ózsvári L, Papadopoulos D, Papadopoulos T, Pelkonen S, Polak MP, Pozzato N, Rapaliuté E, Ribbens S, Niza-Ribeiro J, Roch FF, Rosenbaum Nielsen L, Saez JL, Nielsen SS, van Schaik G, Schwan E, Sekovska B, Starič J, Strain S, Šatran P, Šerić-Haračić S, Tamminen LM, Thulke HH, Toplak I, Tuunainen E, Verner S, Vilček Š, Yildiz R, Santman-Berends IMGA. Corrigendum: Overview of Cattle Diseases Listed Under Category C, D or E in the Animal Health Law for Which Control Programmes Are in Place Within Europe. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:902559. [PMID: 35529840 PMCID: PMC9070405 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.902559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jaka Jakob Hodnik
- Clinic for Reproduction and Large Animals - Section for Ruminants, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Albania
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- Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit, Kuopio, Finland
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- Animal Health Department, University of León, León, Spain.,Animal Health Department, Instituto de Ganadería de Montaña Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-University of León, León, Spain
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- Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, Agrarian School of Elvas, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Department of Disease Control and Epidemiology, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, Sweden
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- National Scientific Centre, Institute for Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Greifswald, Germany
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- Animal Health and Production Unit, National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Animal Health Ireland, Carrick on Shannon, Ireland
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- Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, Northern Faculty, Scotland's Rural College, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, Northern Faculty, Scotland's Rural College, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Section of Epidemiology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research and Development Institute for Bovine Balotesti, Balotesti, Romania
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- Clinic for Reproduction and Large Animals - Section for Ruminants, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Derio, Spain
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Veterinary Faculty, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public and One (Integrated) Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Latvia University of Lifesciences and Technologies, Jelgava, Latvia
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- Podravka Food Industry, Research and Development, Koprivnica, Croatia
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- Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Food Safety, Feed and Environment, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Academy, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public and One (Integrated) Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
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- Research and Development Institute for Bovine Balotesti, Balotesti, Romania
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Section of Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute for Genetic Resources, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Veterinary Faculty, National Veterinary Institute, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Veterinary Forensics and Economics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit, Kuopio, Finland
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- Laboratorio di Medicina Forense Veterinaria, Struttura Complessa Territoriale 1 - Verona e Vicenza, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Academy, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Population Studies, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute for Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Royal GD, Deventer, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Clinic for Reproduction and Large Animals - Section for Ruminants, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland, Dungannon, United Kingdom
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- State Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czechia
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- Animal Health Economics Department, Veterinary Faculty of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland, Dungannon, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Royal GD, Deventer, Netherlands
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Hodnik JJ, Acinger-Rogić Ž, Alishani M, Autio T, Balseiro A, Berezowski J, Carmo LP, Chaligiannis I, Conrady B, Costa L, Cvetkovikj I, Davidov I, Dispas M, Djadjovski I, Duarte EL, Faverjon C, Fourichon C, Frössling J, Gerilovych A, Gethmann J, Gomes J, Graham D, Guelbenzu M, Gunn GJ, Henry MK, Hopp P, Houe H, Irimia E, Ježek J, Juste RA, Kalaitzakis E, Kaler J, Kaplan S, Kostoulas P, Kovalenko K, Kneževič N, Knific T, Koleci X, Madouasse A, Malakauskas A, Mandelik R, Meletis E, Mincu M, Mõtus K, Muñoz-Gómez V, Niculae M, Nikitović J, Ocepek M, Tangen-Opsal M, Ózsvári L, Papadopoulos D, Papadopoulos T, Pelkonen S, Polak MP, Pozzato N, Rapaliuté E, Ribbens S, Niza-Ribeiro J, Roch FF, Rosenbaum Nielsen L, Saez JL, Nielsen SS, van Schaik G, Schwan E, Sekovska B, Starič J, Strain S, Šatran P, Šerić-Haračić S, Tamminen LM, Thulke HH, Toplak I, Tuunainen E, Verner S, Vilček Š, Yildiz R, Santman-Berends IMGA. Overview of Cattle Diseases Listed Under Category C, D or E in the Animal Health Law for Which Control Programmes Are in Place Within Europe. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:688078. [PMID: 34395571 PMCID: PMC8361752 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.688078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The COST action “Standardising output-based surveillance to control non-regulated diseases of cattle in the European Union (SOUND control),” aims to harmonise the results of surveillance and control programmes (CPs) for selected cattle diseases to facilitate safe trade and improve overall control of cattle infectious diseases. In this paper we aimed to provide an overview on the diversity of control for these diseases in Europe. A selected cattle disease was defined as an infectious disease of cattle with no or limited control at EU level, which is not included in the European Union Animal health law Categories A or B under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2002. A CP was defined as surveillance and/or intervention strategies designed to lower the incidence, prevalence, mortality or prove freedom from a specific disease in a region or country. Passive surveillance, and active surveillance of breeding bulls under Council Directive 88/407/EEC were not considered as CPs. A questionnaire was designed to obtain country-specific information about CPs for each disease. Animal health experts from 33 European countries completed the questionnaire. Overall, there are 23 diseases for which a CP exists in one or more of the countries studied. The diseases for which CPs exist in the highest number of countries are enzootic bovine leukosis, bluetongue, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, bovine viral diarrhoea and anthrax (CPs reported by between 16 and 31 countries). Every participating country has on average, 6 CPs (min–max: 1–13) in place. Most programmes are implemented at a national level (86%) and are applied to both dairy and non-dairy cattle (75%). Approximately one-third of the CPs are voluntary, and the funding structure is divided between government and private resources. Countries that have eradicated diseases like enzootic bovine leukosis, bluetongue, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and bovine viral diarrhoea have implemented CPs for other diseases to further improve the health status of cattle in their country. The control of the selected cattle diseases is very heterogenous in Europe. Therefore, the standardising of the outputs of these programmes to enable comparison represents a challenge.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jaka Jakob Hodnik
- Clinic for Reproduction and Large Animals - Section for Ruminants, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina "Hasan Prishtina", Prishtina, Albania
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- Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit, Kuopio, Finland
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- Animal Health Department, University of León, León, Spain.,Animal Health Department, Instituto de Ganadería de Montaña Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-University of León, León, Spain
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- Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Agrarian and Veterinary Sciences, Agrarian School of Elvas, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portalegre, Portugal
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Department of Disease Control and Epidemiology, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skara, Sweden
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- National Scientific Centre, Institute for Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Greifswald, Germany
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- Animal Health and Production Unit, National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Animal Health Ireland, Carrick on Shannon, Ireland
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- Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, Northern Faculty, Scotland's Rural College, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, Northern Faculty, Scotland's Rural College, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Section of Epidemiology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute (NVI), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research and Development Institute for Bovine Balotesti, Balotesti, Romania
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- Clinic for Reproduction and Large Animals - Section for Ruminants, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance, Derio, Spain
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Veterinary Faculty, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tekirdag Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public and One (Integrated) Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Latvia University of Lifesciences and Technologies, Jelgava, Latvia
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- Podravka Food Industry, Research and Development, Koprivnica, Croatia
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- Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Food Safety, Feed and Environment, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Academy, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public and One (Integrated) Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece
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- Research and Development Institute for Bovine Balotesti, Balotesti, Romania
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Section of Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute for Genetic Resources, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Veterinary Faculty, National Veterinary Institute, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Veterinary Forensics and Economics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Finnish Food Authority, Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit, Kuopio, Finland
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- Laboratorio di Medicina Forense Veterinaria, Struttura Complessa Territoriale 1 - Verona e Vicenza, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Delle Venezie, Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Veterinary Academy, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Population Studies, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unit of Food Microbiology, Institute for Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Royal GD, Deventer, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje, Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Clinic for Reproduction and Large Animals - Section for Ruminants, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland, Dungannon, United Kingdom
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- State Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czechia
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- Animal Health Economics Department, Veterinary Faculty of the University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Ecological Modelling, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland, Dungannon, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Royal GD, Deventer, Netherlands
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Rapaliute E, van Roon A, van Schaik G, Santman-Berends I, Koleci X, Mincu M, Gethmann J, Conrady B, Knific T, Hodnik JJ, Berezowski J, Carmo LP, Madouasse A, Tarpai A, Gerilovych A, Malakauskas A, Sekovska B, Fourichon C, Kalaitzakis E, Roch FF, Houe H, Dudek K, Mõtus K, Ózsvári L, Costa L, Guelbenzu-Gonzalo M, Henry MK, Alishani M, Pozzato N, Hopp P, Juste R, Strain S, Mandelik R, Vilček Š, Autio T, Tamminen LM, Faverjon C. Existence and Quality of Data on Control Programs for EU Non-regulated Cattle Diseases: Consequences for Estimation and Comparison of the Probability of Freedom From Infection. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:689375. [PMID: 34350229 PMCID: PMC8328145 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.689375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Some European countries have successfully implemented country-specific control programs (CPs) for infectious cattle diseases that are not regulated or are regulated only to a limited extent at the European Union (EU) level. Examples of such diseases include bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR), and Johne's disease (JD). The CPs vary between countries in the design and quality of collected data as well as methods used to detect infection and estimate prevalence or probability of freedom from infection. Differences in disease status between countries and non-standardized approaches to assess freedom from infection pose a risk for countries with CPs for non-regulated diseases as infected animals may influence the progress of the disease control or eradication program. The implementation of output-based standards allows estimation and comparison of the probability of freedom for non-regulated cattle diseases in European countries. The aim of the current study was to assess the existence and quality of data that could be used for estimating freedom from infection in European countries. The online data collection tool was sent to 32 countries participating in the SOUND control COST Action and was completed by 24 countries. Data on cattle demographics and data from CPs of IBR and BVD exist in more than 50% of the response countries. However, data describing risk factors and CP of JD was reported as existing in <25% of the countries. The overall quality of data in the sections on demographics and CPs of IBR and BVD were evaluated as "good", but risk factors and JD data were mostly evaluated as "fair." Data quality was considered less good mainly due to two quality criteria: accessibility and accuracy. The results of this study show that the quantity and quality of data about cattle populations and CPs are relatively similar in many surveyed countries. The outcome of this work provides an overview of the current situation in the European countries regarding data on EU non-regulated cattle diseases and will further assist in the development and implementation of output-based standards.
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- Egle Rapaliute
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Unit Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Unit Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Royal GD, Deventer, Netherlands
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Unit Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Royal GD, Deventer, Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
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- Research and Development Institute for Bovine Balotesti, Ploiesti, Romania
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- Institute of Epidemiology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald, Germany
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- Unit of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Section of Epidemiology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Experimental and Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Unit of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Institute of Food Safety, Food Technology and Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Cattle and Sheep Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Pulawy, Poland
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- Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Veterinary Forensics and Economics, University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
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- Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Praça Do Município 11, Portalegre, Portugal
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- Epidemiology Research Unit, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science, Northern Faculty, Scotland's Rural College, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Veterinary Department of the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Italy
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- Section of Epidemiology, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Arkaute, Spain
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- Animal Health and Welfare Northern Ireland, Dungannon, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology Unit, Finnish Food Authority, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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Marinaki S, Kalaitzakis E, Kolovou K, Gakiopoulou H, Stylianou K, Papasotiriou M, Boletis IN. A case of lipoprotein glomerulopathy in a Greek Caucasian male. Int Urol Nephrol 2021; 54:969-970. [PMID: 34160779 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-021-02930-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- S Marinaki
- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, NKUA, General Hospital of Athens Laiko, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, NKUA, General Hospital of Athens Laiko, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, NKUA, General Hospital of Athens Laiko, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, NKUA, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Medical School, NKUA, General Hospital of Athens Laiko, Athens, Greece
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Poulia K, Kolovou K, Melexopoulou C, Kalaitzakis E, Gavalas I, Mavragani D, Morogianni K, Skalioti C, Boletis I. Exploring the association of anorexia with frailty and sarcopenia in hemodialysis patients. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.09.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Panousis N, Siachos N, Kitkas G, Kalaitzakis E, Kritsepi-Konstantinou M, Valergakis GE. Corrigendum to "Hematology reference intervals for neonatal Holstein calves" [Research in Veterinary Science, 118 (2018), 1-10]. Res Vet Sci 2019; 123:184. [PMID: 30682580 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2019.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Nikolaos Panousis
- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Diagnostic Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Chochlakis D, Santos AS, Giadinis ND, Papadopoulos D, Boubaris L, Kalaitzakis E, Psaroulaki A, Kritas SK, Petridou EI. Genotyping of Coxiella burnetii in sheep and goat abortion samples. BMC Microbiol 2018; 18:204. [PMID: 30514233 PMCID: PMC6280429 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-018-1353-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is a zoonosis that presents a worldwide distribution and affects both humans and animals. The route of dispersal of the pathogen by ruminants into the environment usually involves stages of abortion and parturition, nevertheless the agent can, also, be detected in other animal samples. Therefore it is considered as important in terms of proper diagnosis, as well as, for epidemiology and surveillance purposes, to genotype the pathogen. The aim of the current study was to investigate the presence of different genotypes of the agent in animals that had suffered from abortion during a two-year survey in Greece. Results Sixty nine tissue samples (37 stomach contents, 11 liver samples, 21 cotyledons) were collected from 59 abortion cases in sheep (N = 45) and goats (N = 14) from 65 farms at eight different areas of Greece. Samples were screened by qPCR and positive ones were further genotyped using a 10-locus multiple loci (ms 1, 3, 7, 12, 20, 21, 22, 26, 30 and 36) variable number of tandem repeat analysis (MLVA) method. Three genotypes were identified in sheep (A, B, C). Samples representing each of the obtained MLVA profile were further used for MST genotyping. Ten spacers (Cox 2, 5, 6, 18, 20, 22, 37, 51, 56 and 57) were amplified. A close relatedness among the identified MLVA genotypes was confirmed since they all belonged to MST group 32. Conclusions The current study introduces into the aspect of genotyping of C. burnetii in Greece. Further studies are needed to explore the presence of more genotypes, to associate the genotypes circulating in the animal and tick population with those causing human disease in order to further expand on the epidemiological aspects of the pathogen. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12866-018-1353-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Dimosthenis Chochlakis
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Voutes-Staurakia, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research, National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Águas de Moura, Portugal
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Voutes-Staurakia, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Voutes-Staurakia, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. .,Unit of Zoonoses, Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, P.O. Box: 1393, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Marinaki S, Skalioti C, Kapsia E, Kalaitzakis E, Xagas E, Vallianou K, Boletis J. FP190LONG TERM OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS AND SEVERE RENAL INVOLVEMENT TREATED WITH RITUXIMAB AND LOW-DOSE CONVENTIONAL IMMUNOSUPRESSION. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy104.fp190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Smaragdi Marinaki
- Nephrology Clinic and Renal Transplant Unit, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Clinic and Renal Transplant Unit, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Clinic and Renal Transplant Unit, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Clinic and Renal Transplant Unit, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Clinic and Renal Transplant Unit, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Clinic and Renal Transplant Unit, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Clinic and Renal Transplant Unit, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Panousis N, Siachos N, Kitkas G, Kalaitzakis E, Kritsepi-Konstantinou M, Valergakis GE. Hematology reference intervals for neonatal Holstein calves. Res Vet Sci 2018; 118:1-10. [PMID: 29331737 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Data regarding hematologic reference intervals (RI) for neonatal calves have not been published yet. The aims of this study were: a) to establish hematology RIs for neonatal Holstein calves, b) to compare them with the RIs for lactating cows, and c) to investigate the relationship of age and gender with the hematologic profile of calves. Two-hundred and fifty-four clinically healthy Holstein calves (1-9days old, from 30 farms) and 82 healthy Holstein cows (between 30 and 150days in milk, from 10 farms) were blood sampled once for a complete blood count evaluation, using the ADVIA 120 hematology analyzer. An additional blood sample was collected from each calf for serum total protein concentration measurement. RIs and age-related RIs were calculated with the Reference Value Advisor freeware. Comparisons between calves and cows and between male and female calves were performed with t-test or Mann-Whitney test. Red blood cell count (RBC), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet counts in calves were higher, while mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were lower than in cows. Lymphocyte and platelets showed a notable increase through age. Finally, female calves had higher RBC, hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration than males. Age-specific RIs should be used for the interpretation of the complete blood count in Holstein calves.
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- Nikolaos Panousis
- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Diagnostic Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Amptoulach S, Gross G, Sturesson C, Rissler P, Kalaitzakis E. Preoperative Aspartate Aminotransferase-to-Platelet Ratio Index Predicts Perioperative Liver-Related Complications Following Liver Resection for Colorectal Cancer Metastases. Scand J Surg 2017; 106:311-317. [PMID: 28737112 DOI: 10.1177/1457496916683094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS There are limited data on the potential role of preoperative non-invasive markers, specifically the aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio and the aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index, in predicting perioperative liver-related complications after hepatectomy for colorectal cancer metastases. METHODS Patients undergoing liver resection for colorectal cancer metastases in a European institution during 2003-2010 were retrospectively enrolled. Relevant data, such as neoadjuvant chemotherapy, preoperative liver function tests, and perioperative complications, were collected from medical records. The nontumorous liver parenchyma in the surgical specimens of 31 patients was re-evaluated. RESULTS Overall, 215 patients were included. In total, 40% underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 47% major resection, while 47% had perioperative complications (6% liver-related). In multivariate regression analysis, the aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index was independently associated with liver-related complications (odds ratio: 1.149, p = 0.003) and perioperative liver failure (odds ratio: 1.155, p = 0.012). The latter was also true in the subcohort of patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (odds ratio: 1.157, p = 0.004) but not in those without such therapy (p = 0.062). The aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio was not related to liver-related complications (p = 0.929). The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve for the aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index as a predictor of liver-related complications was 0.857 (p = 0.008) in patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Increasing aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index was observed with an increase in degrees of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (p = 0.01) but not for fibrosis (p = 0.175) or steatosis (p = 0.173) in the nontumorous liver in surgical specimens. CONCLUSION The preoperative aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index, but not the aspartate-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio, predicts perioperative liver-related complications following hepatectomy due to colorectal cancer metastases, in particular after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index is related to sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in the nontumorous liver.
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- S Amptoulach
- 1 Department of Oncology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- 2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- 2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,3 Department of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- 4 Department of Pathology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- 2 Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.,5 Digestive Disease Center, Copenhagen University Hospital/Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lüttgenau J, Wellnitz O, Kradolfer D, Kalaitzakis E, Ulbrich S, Bruckmaier R, Bollwein H. Intramammary lipopolysaccharide infusion alters gene expression but does not induce lysis of the bovine corpus luteum. J Dairy Sci 2016; 99:4018-4031. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Kalaitzakis E, Björnsson ES. Use of statins in patients with liver disease. MINERVA GASTROENTERO 2014; 60:15-24. [PMID: 24632765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Statins are generally well tolerated and shown to have a good safety profile. In clinical trials a similar proportion of patients randomized to statins and placebo treated developed abnormal liver tests. However, idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare adverse reaction and clinical trials are underpowered to detect uncommon side effects. Although probably very rare, idiosyncratic DILI due to statins has been reported among other drugs in all major prospective and retrospective series on DILI. A summary of 40 cases of statin hepatoxicity has been published and, a series of 76 cases suspected statin induced liver injury has recently been published. In the last mentioned series, three patients died and/or underwent liver transplantation and three cases had a rechallenge with the same statin which produced a similar pattern of liver injury. Statin therapy appears to be safe in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, in compensated patients with chronic hepatitis B or C. Statins have also been shown to have an inhibitory effect on hepatitis C virus replication in vitro. Retrospective data as well as data from a recent randomized controlled trial suggest that statin therapy might be a useful adjunct to standard combination antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Statin therapy seems to be related to a reduced risk for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic liver disease, but randomized data are lacking.
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- E Kalaitzakis
- Department of Gastroenterology Skåne University Hospital University of Lund, Lund, Sweden -
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Vesteinsdottir I, Gudlaugsdottir S, Einarsdottir R, Kalaitzakis E, Sigurdardottir O, Bjornsson ES. Risk factors for Clostridium difficile toxin-positive diarrhea: a population-based prospective case-control study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 31:2601-10. [PMID: 22441775 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1603-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Increased incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs) is of major concern. However, by minimizing known risk factors, the incidence can be decreased. The aim of this investigation was to calculate the incidence and assess risk factors for CDI in our population. A 1-year prospective population-based nationwide study in Iceland of CDIs was carried out. For risk factor evaluation, each case was matched with two age- and sex-matched controls that tested negative for C. difficile toxin. A total of 128 CDIs were identified. The crude incidence was 54 cases annually per 100,000 population >18 years of age. Incidence increased exponentially with older age (319 per 100,000 population >86 years of age). Community-acquired origin was 27 %. Independent risk factors included: dicloxacillin (odds ratio [OR]: 7.55, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.89-30.1), clindamycin (OR: 6.09, 95 % CI: 2.23-16.61), ceftriaxone (OR: 4.28, 95 % CI: 1.59-11.49), living in a retirement home (OR: 3.9, 95 % CI: 1.69-9.16), recent hospital stay (OR: 2.3, 95 % CI: 1.37-3.87). Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) were used by 60/111 (54 %) versus 91/222 (41 %) (p = 0.026) and ciprofloxacin 19/111 (17 %) versus 19/222 (9 %) (p = 0.027) for cases and controls, respectively. In all, 75 % of primary CDIs treated with metronidazole recovered from one course of treatment. CDI was mostly found among elderly patients. The most commonly identified risk factors were broad-spectrum antibiotics and recent contact with health care institutions. PPI use was significantly more prevalent among CDI patients.
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Giadinis ND, Papadopoulos E, Loukopoulos P, Panousis N, Kalaitzakis E, Koutsoumpas A, Karatzias H. Illthrift in suckling lambs secondary to umbilical infections and possible implication of cryptosporidiosis as a risk factor. Vet Med Int 2011; 2011:382804. [PMID: 21647394 PMCID: PMC3103842 DOI: 10.4061/2011/382804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Illthrift was observed in 20/60 lambs aged 40–45 days in a dairy sheep flock in Greece. Cryptosporidiosis had been diagnosed and successfully treated with halofuginone lactate a month earlier. Parasitological examinations were negative for endoparasites while hematology and biochemistry were unremarkable. Necropsy of 5 lambs revealed lung and liver abscessation, presumably secondary to umbilical infections due to poor farm hygiene, though umbilical lesions were not observed. No new cases were observed following treatment of the umbilicus of newborn lambs with chlorexidine. Although umbilical infections are common, this is the first reported case of illthrift in lambs attributed to umbilical infection; illthrift may be the only clinical manifestation of such infections. The prior presence of cryptosporidiosis may have contributed to the severity of the infection through the reduction of local immunity. Recognition of this possibly underdiagnosed or underappreciated condition may improve medical, production, and welfare standards in the sheep industry.
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- Nektarios D Giadinis
- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 546 27 Thessaloniki, Greece
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune pancreatitis is a steroid-responsive inflammatory pancreatic disease considered to be part of an immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-associated systemic disease. AIM To review the management of autoimmune pancreatitis. METHODS We conducted a PubMed search using the following key words: autoimmune pancreatitis, IgG4-associated systemic disease, IgG4-associated cholangitis, diagnosis, natural history, treatment. RESULTS Although there are reports of spontaneous resolution of autoimmune pancreatitis, steroids have been shown to be effective in inducing remission, reducing the frequency of relapse and that of long-term unfavourable events compared to historical controls. There are no randomised data on autoimmune pancreatitis treatment. Oral steroids are used for induction of remission. Reported response results are excellent with variable proportions of patients achieving remission in different studies. After a period of 2-4 weeks, steroids are tapered and usually withdrawn within several months, although long-term maintenance therapy for all autoimmune pancreatitis patients has also been proposed. Disease relapse occurs in more than 40% of patients and can be effectively treated with additional immunosuppression, including azathioprine. CONCLUSIONS Steroids are effective in inducing remission and in treating relapse in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis. Randomised trials on autoimmune pancreatitis therapy are lacking. To date, questions concerning the timing, choice and duration of long-term immunosuppression remain unanswered.
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- E Kalaitzakis
- Department of Gastroenterology, University College Hospital, London, UK
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Kalaitzakis E, Panousis N, Roubies N, Kaldrymidou E, Karatzias H. Macromineral status of dairy cows with concurrent left abomasal displacement and fatty liver. N Z Vet J 2010; 58:307-11. [DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2010.69761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kalaitzakis E, Panousis N, Roubies N, Giadinis N, Kaldrymidou E, Georgiadis M, Karatzias H. Clinicopathological evaluation of downer dairy cows with fatty liver. Can Vet J 2010; 51:615-22. [PMID: 20808573 PMCID: PMC2871357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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This study evaluated the relationship between severity of fatty liver and macromineral status in downer dairy cows and determined the usefulness of selected biochemical analytes for assessing prognosis. Blood and liver biopsy specimens were obtained from 36 Holstein downer cows shortly after the cows became recumbent and before they were treated. Liver tissue was examined histologically and serum activity of liver-derived enzymes and concentration of total lipids, triglycerides, bile acids, glucose, beta-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetic acid, total bilirubin, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), cholesterol and macrominerals (Ca, Mg, K, Na, P) were determined. Fatty liver infiltration was severe in 44% of the cows and moderate in 44%. Serum activities of ornithine carbamoyltransferase and glutamate dehydrogenase, and NEFA/cholesterol ratio were good indicators of fatty liver. Cows with severe fatty liver had the lowest mean K values. The prognosis is guarded for downer cows with moderate and severe fatty liver and when total bilirubin concentration is high.
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- Emmanouil Kalaitzakis
- Clinic of Farm Animals (Kalaitzakis, Panousis, Giadinis, Karatzias), Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology (Roubies), Laboratory of Pathology (Kaldrymidou), Laboratory of Animal Production Economics (Georgiadis), School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals (Kalaitzakis, Panousis, Giadinis, Karatzias), Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology (Roubies), Laboratory of Pathology (Kaldrymidou), Laboratory of Animal Production Economics (Georgiadis), School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals (Kalaitzakis, Panousis, Giadinis, Karatzias), Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology (Roubies), Laboratory of Pathology (Kaldrymidou), Laboratory of Animal Production Economics (Georgiadis), School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals (Kalaitzakis, Panousis, Giadinis, Karatzias), Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology (Roubies), Laboratory of Pathology (Kaldrymidou), Laboratory of Animal Production Economics (Georgiadis), School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals (Kalaitzakis, Panousis, Giadinis, Karatzias), Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology (Roubies), Laboratory of Pathology (Kaldrymidou), Laboratory of Animal Production Economics (Georgiadis), School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals (Kalaitzakis, Panousis, Giadinis, Karatzias), Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology (Roubies), Laboratory of Pathology (Kaldrymidou), Laboratory of Animal Production Economics (Georgiadis), School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic of Farm Animals (Kalaitzakis, Panousis, Giadinis, Karatzias), Laboratory of Clinical Diagnosis and Clinical Pathology (Roubies), Laboratory of Pathology (Kaldrymidou), Laboratory of Animal Production Economics (Georgiadis), School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Lafi SQ, Talafha AQ, Giadinis N, Kalaitzakis E, Pourliotis K, Panousis N. Factors affecting the reproductive performance of Awassi sheep flocks in north-east of Jordan: An epidemiological study. Trop Anim Health Prod 2009; 41:1755-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9374-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Accepted: 05/08/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kalaitzakis E. Fatigue in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: is there a role for hypothyroidism. Gut 2009; 58:149-50; author reply 150. [PMID: 19091838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Kalaitzakis E, Sadik R, Doig L, Meenan J. Defining the lymph node burden in a Northern European population without malignancy: the potential effect of geography in determining a need for FNA? Dis Esophagus 2008; 22:409-17. [PMID: 19207548 DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00900.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Data from the USA suggest that morphological specificity is insufficient to permit an assumption of malignancy in nodal staging with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). This may not hold true elsewhere as the background lymph node burden may vary in different geographic regions. We aimed to assess the prevalence and features of mediastinal and abdominal lymph nodes at EUS in a Northern European population without malignant disease. A total of 129 consecutive patients without malignant disease referred for radial EUS were prospectively evaluated for the prevalence and echo features of lymph nodes in the mediastinum and upper abdomen. Sixty-two percent of patients had mediastinal lymph nodes and 17% had abdominal nodes at EUS. A mean of 1.4 (standard deviation 1.3, range 0-8) nodes were found per patient. No celiac nodes were seen. The majority of detected nodes were 0.5 cm or less in short axis, had oval shape, centrally echogenic pattern, and indistinct borders. The most common node locations were the subcarinal and paraesophageal areas, and the hepatoduodenal ligament. In multivariate analysis mediastinal lymphadenopathy was related to body mass index and abdominal lymphadenopathy to acute pancreatitis. The occurence of mediastinal lymphadenopathy is markedly lower in Northern Europeans than reported for US patients. Celiac nodes are extremely rare in patients without malignancy. The majority of nodes have a width of 0.5 cm or less, have oval shape, centrally echogenic pattern, and indistinct borders. The characterization of the background lymph node burden may improve the selection of lymph nodes for fine needle aspiration.
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- E Kalaitzakis
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Kalaitzakis E, Fisichella VA, Anderson S. Anorexia and weight loss. Gut 2008; 57:1673, 1743-4. [PMID: 19022925 DOI: 10.1136/gut.2008.160945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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- E Kalaitzakis
- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Kalaitzakis E, Roubies N, Panousis N, Pourliotis K, Kaldrymidou E, Karatzias H. Clinicopathologic evaluation of hepatic lipidosis in periparturient dairy cattle. J Vet Intern Med 2007; 21:835-45. [PMID: 17708407 DOI: 10.1892/0891-6640(2007)21[835:ceohli]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fatty change of the liver (FCL) is very common in dairy cattle periparturiently. Many laboratory methods have been implicated in order to assist the diagnosis. HYPOTHESIS To investigate whether FCL in dairy cattle could be evaluated by assessment of ornithine carbamoyl transferase (OCT) by means of an assay modified for bovine serum, other enzyme activity, serum bile acids (SBA) concentration, or other biochemical constituents. ANIMALS A total of 187 dairy cattle were included: 106 were suspected to have liver dysfunction and were examined after referral by veterinarians; 70 were clinically healthy with mild FCL; and 11 were clinically healthy without FCL. METHODS Blood and liver biopsy samples were obtained after clinical examination. Histologic examination by light microscopy and classification of samples according to the severity of FCL was done, and total lipid and triglyceride concentration was measured. In serum, OCT, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT) activity as well as SBA, glucose, ketones, total bilirubin (tBIL), and nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) concentration were measured. RESULTS OCT and AST activity and tBIL concentration correlate well with the degree of FCL. SBA concentration does not contribute well to FCL diagnosis. The majority of FCL cases appeared within the first 21 days-in-milk (DIM). The majority of moderate-to-severe and severe FCL cases arose in the first 7 DIM. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE Except for OCT, AST, and tBIL, none of the biochemical tests used, including SBA, had sufficient discriminatory power to differentiate reliably between mild and severe FCL because of poor sensitivity. A weak correlation between clinical signs and the extent of FCL was evident.
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- Emmanouil Kalaitzakis
- Clinic of Farm Animals Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 541 24, Greece
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AIM To evaluate the long-term prognosis of patients diagnosed with drug-induced liver injury, and the nature of the liver injury. METHODS Patients with a diagnosis of drug-induced liver injury between 1994 and 2005 were identified in a university hospital clinic. Patients surviving drug-induced liver injury-associated liver failure were excluded. RESULTS Seventy-seven cases were identified and those who were alive (69) were invited to attend follow-up. Of those patients who had died, none had died of liver disease. Of those patients who had survived, 59 were reviewed in the clinic. Patients had a median follow-up of 48 months. Before the diagnosis of drug-induced liver injury, nine had a chronic liver disease, four with autoimmune hepatitis, two with non-alcoholic liver disease, one each with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. There was no evidence of progression of their liver disease during follow-up. Among 50 patients without a known liver disease prior to the drug-induced liver injury, 10 had abnormal liver tests. Diagnostic work-up revealed alternative cause of liver disease in all except three patients (6%), who had asymptomatic abnormal liver tests (but normal bilirubin in all). CONCLUSIONS Chronic abnormalities in liver tests, not explained by an identified liver disease, are very rare in patients previously diagnosed with drug-induced liver injury. This group of patients did not seem to have a clinically significant liver injury at long-term follow-up.
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- E Björnsson
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Kalaitzakis E, Roubies N, Panousis N, Pourliotis K, Kaldrymidou E, Karatzias H. Clinicopathologic Evaluation of Hepatic Lipidosis in Periparturient Dairy Cattle. J Vet Intern Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2007.tb03029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug-induced liver injury may be immunologically mediated or metabolically induced. Peripheral eosinophilia and liver eosinophilia in suspected drug-induced liver injury generally supports the role of drug aetiology. AIM To assess the importance of eosinophilia and hepatic necrosis on outcome in patients with suspected drug-induced liver injury. METHODS We performed search of MEDLINE for case reports on drug-induced liver injury associated with: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, carbamazepine, diclofenac, disulfiram, erythromycin, flucloxacillin, halothane, isoniazid, phenytoin, sulindac and trimethoprim/sulfametoxazol. RESULTS A total of 570 case reports were retrieved. Mortality/transplantation occurred in 112 (20%). Eosinophilia in peripheral blood was reported in 34% of cases, eosinophilia in liver biopsies in 40%, and hepatic necrosis in 41%. Bilirubin levels were lower in patients with peripheral eosinophilia [5.5 x upper limit of normal (interquartile range 2.9-10) vs. 7.7 (4-17); P = 0.02] and patients with liver eosinophilia [5 x upper limit of normal (2.7-10) vs. 10 (5.4-20); P = 0.003] as compared with those without eosinophilia. Eosinophilia in peripheral blood and eosinophilia in liver biopsies were more common in patients who recovered (37% vs. 15.6%; P = 0.0001 and 48% vs. 18.8%; P < 0.0001, respectively). Hepatic necrosis was present in 24% in the survivors vs. 84% in non-survivors (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In drug-induced liver injury, a favourable outcome was related to the occurrence of eosinophilia, whereas hepatic necrosis was associated with a poor prognosis.
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- E Björnsson
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Panousis N, Giadinis N, Roubies N, Fytianou A, Kalaitzakis E, Pourliotis K, Polizopoulou Z, Karatzias H. Selenium, Vitamin E and Vitamin A Status in Dairy Sheep Reared Under Different Feeding Systems in Greece. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 54:123-7. [PMID: 17381674 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00907.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The main purpose of the study was to investigate whether the feeding system applied has any effect on the status of blood selenium (Se) and vitamins A and E in dairy sheep. In total 200 dairy sheep from 10 flocks were used in the study (20 animals per flock). Group A consisted of 100 sheep (five flocks) reared under the intensive feeding system and group B of 100 sheep (five flocks) reared under the semi-intensive feeding system. The 100 sheep of each group consisted of 25 lambs aged 3-6 months, 25 ewes 1-3 years, 25 ewes more than 3 years and 25 non-lactating ewes in late gestation. Another purpose was to evaluate the potential effect of the age and the reproductive stage of the animals on these parameters. To determine the effect of age, 150 of these animals were divided into three subgroups: 50 lambs, 50 non-pregnant lactating ewes aged 1-3 years and 50 non-pregnant lactating ewes aged more than 3 years. For the evaluation of the effect of the reproductive stage the 50 non-lactating ewes in late gestation and the 100 non-pregnant lactating ewes were used. Blood samplings were performed once, between December and January for non-lactating ewes in late gestation and March to May for lambs and lactating ewes. Whole blood Se and vitamin E and A serum concentrations were determined. The main conclusion is that the feeding system significantly affects Se and serum vitamin A concentration, as they were higher in the intensive one. It was secondly concluded that age affects the serum concentrations of vitamin A.
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- N Panousis
- Clinic of Farm Animals, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Schaufelberger M, Ekman I, Björnsson E, Kalaitzakis E, Ekman T. Intestinal paracellular permeability is not affected in chronic congestive heart failure. Eur J Heart Fail 2007; 9:574-8. [PMID: 17383229 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2006] [Revised: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 02/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In chronic heart failure (CHF) it has been proposed that a dysfunction of the gastrointestinal barrier could lead to translocation of endotoxin into the systemic circulation. A secondary inflammatory reaction, observed as increased levels of cytokines, could negatively affect cardiac function. The aims of this paper were therefore to determine whether patients with CHF have a disturbed mucosal barrier and whether it was possible to detect endotoxin in venous blood. METHODS Nineteen stable patients with CHF (New York Heart Association II-III, EF<or=40% or EF>40% and earlier hospitalisation for heart failure) were investigated. Twenty healthy subjects (HS group) and 25 patients, who were admitted for bone marrow transplantation (BMT group), served as controls. Gastrointestinal permeability was assessed by a (51)Cr-EDTA absorption test. RESULTS Eleven patients with and eight without peripheral oedema were included. Median age was 76.5 years. Intestinal permeability was 1.82+/-1.96% in the CHF patients and 1.54+/-.59% and 1.9+/-.9% in HS and BMT groups, respectively (p=0.4 and p=0.7, CHF vs HS and BMT, respectively). No difference was found between patients with and without oedema and endotoxins were below the detection limit in all patients. DISCUSSION This study does not support the hypothesis that patients with CHF have a dysfunctional gastrointestinal barrier, at least as assessed by the (51)Cr-EDTA resorbtion test.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Ostra, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Kalaitzakis E, Roubies N, Panousis N, Pourliotis K, Kaldrymidou E, Karatzias H. Evaluation of ornithine carbamoyl transferase and other serum and liver-derived analytes in diagnosis of fatty liver and postsurgical outcome of left-displaced abomasum in dairy cows. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006; 229:1463-71. [PMID: 17078811 DOI: 10.2460/javma.229.9.1463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate postsurgical outcome in dairy cows with left-displaced abomasum (LDA) with regard to severity of fatty liver and assess the usefulness of preoperative determination of serum ornithine carbamoyl transferase (OCT) activity, bile acids concentration, and other variables for evaluating liver function during the postsurgical convalescence period. DESIGN Prospective study. ANIMALS 68 Holstein cows. PROCEDURES Blood and liver biopsy specimens were obtained during standing LDA surgery. Liver tissue was examined histologically and classified by severity of fatty change. Serum activities of liver-derived enzymes and concentrations of total lipids, triglycerides, bile acids, glucose, beta-hydroxybutyric acid, bilirubin, and nonesterified fatty acids were determined. RESULTS Most cows with LDA and cows with severe fatty liver were detected within the first month after calving. Postsurgical outcome was related to severity of fatty liver. All cows that died had severe fatty liver. Serum activities of OCT, aspartate aminotransferase, and glutamate dehydrogenase and serum total bilirubin concentration were sensitive indicators of fatty liver. Serum bile acids concentration was not an accurate indicator of fatty liver. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Postsurgical outcome of cows undergoing surgery to correct LDA was related to fatty liver severity. Assessment of serum activities of OCT, aspartate aminotransferase, and glutamate dehydrogenase and serum total bilirubin concentration is recommended for diagnosis of fatty liver in dairy cows with LDA, whereas determination of bile acids concentration is not. The strong correlation between OCT activity and degree of hepatocellular damage supports use of this enzyme for assessing severity of fatty liver and predicting postsurgical outcome in cows with LDA.
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- Emmanouil Kalaitzakis
- Clinic of Farm Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Papadopoulos E, Prevot F, Jacquiet P, Duranton C, Bergeaud JP, Kalaitzakis E, Dorchies P. Seasonal variation of Oestrus ovis-specific antibodies in sheep and goats mixed flocks in Greece. Vet Parasitol 2001; 95:73-7. [PMID: 11163700 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(00)00414-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The aim of this survey was to investigate the year-round epidemiological patterns of Oestrus ovis ELISA sero-prevalence in sheep and goats kept together under the same husbandry system in an endemic area of Greece. Twenty-five adult female sheep and 25 adult female goats, coming from a large mixed flock, were randomly selected, eartaged and monthly blood sampled during 1 year period (November 1998-October 1999). Serological prevalence in sheep was 100% all around the year. Mean intensities of specific O. ovis antibodies follow a seasonal evolution with higher mean titers between March and July than in winter. In contrast, the serological prevalences in goats were low specially in winter months (from October to January). No significant difference were noticed in goats antibody levels during the year period. The possible reasons of this difference of O. ovis sero-prevalence between sheep and goats are discussed.
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- E Papadopoulos
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Aristotelian University, Thessaloniki 540 06, Greece
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