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Lung function of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at 45 days after hospital ...
Mancuzo,Eliane Viana; Marinho,Carolina Coimbra; Machado-Coelho,George Luiz Lins; Batista,Aline Priscila; Oliveira,Jacqueline FerreiraABSTRACT Objective: Because SARS-CoV-2 infection can severely affect the lungs and persistent functional changes can occur after severe disease, we aimed to determine lung function parameters of COVID-19 patients at 45 days after hospital discharge and compare changes according to the severity of the disease. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive analytical multicenter study. The participants were allocat...
Bacterial colonization of the ileum in rats with obstructive jaundice
Duval-Araujo,Ivana; Leite,Arnaldo Santos; Diniz,Guilherme Veloso; Silva,Arnaldo Alves; Okawa,Ricardo Yukio; Queiroz,Dulciene Maria de MagalhãesQualitative and quantitative alterations in ileal flora during obstructive jaundice and the role of bile salts were evaluated in rats. Obstructive jaundice was associated with bacterial overgrowth in the ileum. This effect may be due to the reduced concentration of bile salts, since dietary supplementation reduced the small bowel aerobic bacterial flora.