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BACKGROUND: The updated prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is lacking in Taiwan. We aimed to assess the accuracy of Vstrip® H. pylori Stool Antigen Rapid Test (Vstrip®HpSA) in the detection and surveillance of the updated prevalence of H. pylori in Taiwan. METHODS: A total of 347 adult subjects including 152 volunteers and 195 symptomatic patients were recruited. Stool samples were collected for detection of H. pylori using Vstrip® HpSA, ImmunoCard STAT!® HpSA and Premier Platinum HpSA® PLUS. All subjects who have completed the stool sample collections were included in the ITT analysis. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of Vstrip® HpSA were calculated compared to gold standard test with 13C-Urea breath test. RESULTS: The un-adjusted prevalence of H. pylori infection was 22.5% (95% CI: 18.3-27%) in 2018. The age-standardized prevalence of H. pylori was 21.8% in asymptomatic adults in Taiwan. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the Vstrip® HpSA, and ImmunoCard STAT!® HpSA tests were 91% (95% CI: 82-96%) versus 76.9% (95% CI: 66-86%), 97% (95% CI: 94.1-98.6%) versus 97% (95% CI: 94.1-98.6%), and 95.7% (95% CI: 92-97%) versus 92.5% (95% CI: 89-95%), respectively. CONCLUSION: The age-standardized prevalence of H. pylori infection in Taiwan was 21.8% in asymptomatic adults in 2018. The Vstrip® HpSA had equivalent performance as the ImmunoCard STAT!® HpSA, and can be used in future mass screening of H. pylori infection for gastric cancer prevention.
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Infecciones por Helicobacter , Helicobacter pylori , Antígenos Bacterianos , Pruebas Respiratorias , Heces , Infecciones por Helicobacter/diagnóstico , Infecciones por Helicobacter/epidemiología , Humanos , Prevalencia , Taiwán/epidemiologíaRESUMEN
Ruthenium complexes with similar octahedral structures but different intrinsic inductive properties significantly influence the total cellular protein distributions, which may affect different metabolic pathways. A systematic study of the relationship between ruthenium complexes and Escherichia coli was undertaken, using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis and the identification of various proteins by mass data mining. Based on the low similarities (<40%) between the total protein distributions, the inductive properties of the ruthenium complexes are relevant to the formation of the protein-Ru interaction in addition to the Ru-DNA interaction. Two major protein functions in E. coli BL21 that were reduced by compound 1 were oxidoreductases and transporters, corresponding to 29% and 25% of the 24 down-regulated proteins. The main biological processes of the proteins down-regulated by compound 1 were related to carbohydrate reactions, including in transport, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, glycolysis, and gluconeogenesis. All four ruthenium complexes shared similar up-regulated proteins, including clpB and kpyk1, and down-regulated similar proteins, including ompA and ybbN. This result supports that the presence of Ru-protein interactions is a major factor affecting bacteria growth, and particularly transport and carbohydrate-related reactions.
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Complejos de Coordinación/química , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Rutenio/química , Proteínas de la Membrana Bacteriana Externa/química , Proteínas de la Membrana Bacteriana Externa/genética , Proteínas de la Membrana Bacteriana Externa/metabolismo , Endopeptidasa Clp , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/química , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/química , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/genética , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/metabolismo , Chaperonas Moleculares/química , Chaperonas Moleculares/genética , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Oxidorreductasas actuantes sobre Donantes de Grupos Sulfuro/química , Oxidorreductasas actuantes sobre Donantes de Grupos Sulfuro/genética , Oxidorreductasas actuantes sobre Donantes de Grupos Sulfuro/metabolismo , Espectrometría de Masa por Láser de Matriz Asistida de Ionización Desorción , Ácidos Tricarboxílicos/química , Ácidos Tricarboxílicos/metabolismo , Regulación hacia ArribaRESUMEN
We report a case of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and necrotizing fasciitis caused by Bacillus cereus in a cirrhotic patient without preceding disruption of skin or symptoms of gastroenteritis. This rapidly fatal infection due to B. cereus adds to the long list of aetiologies of infectious complications among patients with cirrhosis of the liver.