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Granehäll L, Huang KD, Tett A, Manghi P, Paladin A, O’Sullivan N, Rota-Stabelli O, Segata N, Zink A, Maixner F. Metagenomic analysis of ancient dental calculus reveals unexplored diversity of oral archaeal Methanobrevibacter. Microbiome 2021; 9:197. [PMID: 34593021 PMCID: PMC8485483 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-021-01132-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dental calculus (mineralised dental plaque) preserves many types of microfossils and biomolecules, including microbial and host DNA, and ancient calculus are thus an important source of information regarding our ancestral human oral microbiome. In this study, we taxonomically characterised the dental calculus microbiome from 20 ancient human skeletal remains originating from Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy, dating from the Neolithic (6000-3500 BCE) to the Early Middle Ages (400-1000 CE). RESULTS We found a high abundance of the archaeal genus Methanobrevibacter in the calculus. However, only a fraction of the sequences showed high similarity to Methanobrevibacter oralis, the only described Methanobrevibacter species in the human oral microbiome so far. To further investigate the diversity of this genus, we used de novo metagenome assembly to reconstruct 11 Methanobrevibacter genomes from the ancient calculus samples. Besides the presence of M. oralis in one of the samples, our phylogenetic analysis revealed two hitherto uncharacterised and unnamed oral Methanobrevibacter species that are prevalent in ancient calculus samples sampled from a broad range of geographical locations and time periods. CONCLUSIONS We have shown the potential of using de novo metagenomic assembly on ancient samples to explore microbial diversity and evolution. Our study suggests that there has been a possible shift in the human oral microbiome member Methanobrevibacter over the last millennia. Video abstract.
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- Lena Granehäll
- Institute for Mummy Studies, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Faculty of Biology, Department of Biology II, Anthropology and Human Genomics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
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- CIBIO Department, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
- Department of Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, Italy
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- CIBIO Department, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
- CUBE - Division of Computational Systems Biology, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- CIBIO Department, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Institute for Mummy Studies, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute for Mummy Studies, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems and Bioresources, Fondazione Edmund Mach, 38010 San Michele all’Adige, Italy
- Center Agriculture Food Environment, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- CIBIO Department, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Institute for Mummy Studies, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute for Mummy Studies, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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Buckley E, Jonsson A, Flood Z, Lavelle M, O’Sullivan N, Nurdin N, Dowling P, Duggan E, McCreevey C, Duggan J, Kyne L, McCabe JJ. 509 POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION USE AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Age Ageing 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afab118.09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMsare associated with falls, hospitalisation, and cognitive decline. Few studies have investigated the association between PIMsrelated to cognitive impairment (PIMCog) and mortality in dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Methods
This was a retrospective observational study. Patients diagnosed with MCI or dementia (DSM-IV criteria) presenting to a tertiary-referral memory clinic from 2013–2019 were eligible. The primary outcome was all-cause death. Secondary outcomes were vascular death and non-vascular death defined according to formal certification. The primary exposure variable of interest was PIMCog, defined as any medication in the Beers 2015 or STOPP criteria, classified as potentially inappropriate for patients with cognitive impairment. Anticholinergic burden was measured using the anticholinergic cognitive burden (ACB) scale. Polypharmacy was defined as ≥5 medications. Cox proportional hazard models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs).
Results
There were 418 patients included (n = 261 dementia, n = 157 MCI). The median age was 79 (interquartile range {IQR} 74–82) and median follow-up was 809 days (IQR 552–1,571). One or more PIMCog was prescribed in 141 patients (33.4%). PIMCog use was associated with all-cause mortality after adjustment for age, sex, dementia severity, Charlson Co-morbidity Index, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive cardiac failure, and peripheral vascular disease. (HR 1.96, 95% CI 1.24–3.09). PIMCog use was associated with vascular death (HR 3.28, 95% CI 1.51–7.11) but not with non-vascular death (HR 1.40 95% CI: 0.78–2.52). Neither an ACB ≥3 (HR 0.87, 95% CI: 0.46–1.64) or polypharmacy (HR 1.87, 95% CI: 0.67–5.24) were associated with death.
Conclusion
The burden of PIMCog use in patients with cognitive impairment is high. PIMCog use is independently associated with all-cause mortality and vascular death. This is a potential modifiable risk factor for death in patients with neurocognitive disorders. Further research is required to independently validate this finding.
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- E Buckley
- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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- Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
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Hernon F, O’Donnell S, Saleh R, McNally P, Javadpour S, O’Reilly R, Habington A, O’Sullivan N, Cox D. P077 The role of PCR testing for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the airways of children with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(20)30412-4] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Butler D, Montegue T, O’Sullivan N, Cox D, McNally P. P160 Study to Evaluate the Additional Gains of Upper and Lower Lobe Sampling in children with Cystic Fibrosis (SEAGULLS): safety and microbiological yield. J Cyst Fibros 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(20)30495-1] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Al Shidhani K, O’Reilly R, Javadpour S, O’Sullivan N, McNally P, Cox DW. The Prevalence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection Over a Ten-Year Period in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Ir Med J 2019; 112:946. [PMID: 31535835] [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: 06/10/2023]
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Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection is associated with an increased morbidity and adverse prognosis in children with Cystic Fibrosis(CF). The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of PA over a ten year period at a single paediatric tertiary referral centre in Ireland. Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Patient’s case notes, microbiology laboratory results and CF Registry of Ireland(CFRI) data were used to collect the data. Results The overall chronic PA infection prevalence was 28.1%(45/160) in 2004 and 21.3%(35/164) in 2014. In 2004, 54/160(33.8%) patients were never infected with PA, 27/160(16.9%) were free for 12 months and 34/160(21.3%) were intermittently infected. In 2014; 80/164(49%) patients, 38/164(23.2%) and 11/164(6.7%) were never infected, free for 12 months and intermittently infected respectively. Conclusion There has been a decline in the overall prevalence of PA infection and a change in the pattern of prevalence over the last decade at our Centre.
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- K Al Shidhani
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Pediatrics, Royal College of surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Sauer Z, Taylor K, Wolc A, Viall A, O’Sullivan N, Fulton J, Rubinoff I, Schaal T, Sato Y. Establishment of Hy-Line commercial laying hen whole blood gas and biochemistry reference intervals utilizing portable i-STAT1 clinical analyzer. Poult Sci 2019; 98:2354-2359. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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O’Sullivan N, Hacker J, Gilchrist K, Memon A. Factors associated with obesity in children in Brighton & Hove: An analysis of cross-sectional data. Eur J Public Health 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky212.297] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- N O’Sullivan
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Public Health, Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Public Health, Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton, UK
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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O’Sullivan N, Posth C, Coia V, Schuenemann VJ, Price TD, Wahl J, Pinhasi R, Zink A, Krause J, Maixner F. Ancient genome-wide analyses infer kinship structure in an Early Medieval Alemannic graveyard. Sci Adv 2018; 4:eaao1262. [PMID: 30191172 PMCID: PMC6124919 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao1262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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From historical and archeological records, it is posited that the European medieval household was a combination of close relatives and recruits. However, this kinship structure has not yet been directly tested at a genomic level on medieval burials. The early 7th century CE burial at Niederstotzingen, discovered in 1962, is the most complete and richest example of Alemannic funerary practice in Germany. Excavations found 13 individuals who were buried with an array of inscribed bridle gear, jewelry, armor, and swords. These artifacts support the view that the individuals had contact with France, northern Italy, and Byzantium. This study analyzed genome-wide sequences recovered from the remains, in tandem with analysis of the archeological context, to reconstruct kinship and the extent of outside contact. Eleven individuals had sufficient DNA preservation to genetically sex them as male and identify nine unique mitochondrial haplotypes and two distinct Y chromosome lineages. Genome-wide analyses were performed on eight individuals to estimate genetic affiliation to modern west Eurasians and genetic kinship at the burial. Five individuals were direct relatives. Three other individuals were not detectably related; two of these showed genomic affinity to southern Europeans. The genetic makeup of the individuals shares no observable pattern with their orientation in the burial or the cultural association of their grave goods, with the five related individuals buried with grave goods associated with three diverse cultural origins. These findings support the idea that not only were kinship and fellowship held in equal regard: Diverse cultural appropriation was practiced among closely related individuals as well.
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- Niall O’Sullivan
- Institute for Mummy Studies, EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
- School of Archaeology and Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Rümelinstrasse 23, 72070 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Mummy Studies, EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Rümelinstrasse 23, 72070 Tübingen, Germany
- Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoecology, Palaeoanthropology, University of Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory for Archaeological Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- State Office for Cultural Heritage Management Baden-Württemberg, Osteology, D-78467 Konstanz, Germany
- Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Palaeoanthropology, University of Tübingen, 72070 Tübingen, Germany
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- School of Archaeology and Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Anthropology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute for Mummy Studies, EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745 Jena, Germany
- Institute for Archaeological Sciences, University of Tübingen, Rümelinstrasse 23, 72070 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Mummy Studies, EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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O’Sullivan N, Small C, O’Connor P, Forde L, Murphy E, Hannon L, Peacock M, O’Connell S, McCabe J, Connolly W, Duggan J. 028The Point Prevalence of Delirium in the Over 65 Population with a Hip Fracture in an Irish University Hospital. Age Ageing 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afx144.68] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Collins C, Fraher M, O’Connell K, Fennell J, FitzGerald S, O’Sullivan N, Cormican M, Fenelon L, Murphy P, Hannan M. Reporting of meticillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus on death certificates in Irish hospitals. J Hosp Infect 2011; 77:143-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Bowen D, Hutchinson MC, O’Sullivan N. High-Frequency Equity Pairs Trading: Transaction Costs, Speed of Execution, and Patterns in Returns. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3905/jot.2010.5.3.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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