Reviewer: Frank Stadler, BSc Hon, doctoral candidate Journal Citation Brundage AL, Crippen TL, Tomberlin JK. Methods for external disinfection of blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) eggs prior to use in wound debridement therapy. Wound Repair Regen. 2016. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12408. Published Abstract Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) is the use of the larval stage of flies (i.e., Calliphoridae) to…
Read MoreReviewer: Ronald Sherman, MD Journal Citation Eskesen D, Jespersen L, Michelsen B, Whorwell PJ, Müller-Lissner S, Morberg CM. Effect of the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis, BB-12®, on defecation frequency in healthy subjects with low defecation frequency and abdominal discomfort: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. Br J Nutr. 2015 Nov 28;114(10):1638-46. Published Abstract…
Read MoreHelminthic Therapy Reviews Journal Citation Stein M, Greenberg Z, Boaz M, Handzel ZT, Meshesha MK, and Bentwich Z. The Role of Helminth Infection and Environment in the Development of Allergy: A Prospective Study of Newly-Arrived Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel. PLoS.Negl.Trop.Dis. 2016; 10(1):e0004208 Published Abstract Helminth infection may be protective against allergy and account for the…
Read MorePhage Therapy Reviews Journal Citation: Leung S, Parumasivam T, Gao F, Carrigy NB, Vehring R, Finlay WH, Morales S, Britton WJ, Kutter E, Chan H. Production of Inhalation Phage Powders Using Spray Freeze Drying and Spray Drying Techniques for Treatment of Respiratory Infections. Pharm Res. 2016; Published on-line, February, 2016 Published Abstract Purpose The potential…
Read MoreProbiotics and Bacteriotherapy Reviews Journal Citation: d’Ettorre G, Ceccarelli G, Giustini N, Serafino S, Calantone N, De Girolamo G, Bianchi L, Bellelli V, Ascoli-Bartoli T, Marcellini S, Turriziani O, Brenchley JM, Vullo V. Probiotics Reduce Inflammation in Antiretroviral Treated, HIV-Infected Individuals: Results of the “Probio-HIV” Clinical Trial. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 16;10(9):e0137200. Published Abstract BACKGROUND: …
Read MoreMaggot Debridement Therapy Reviews Journal Citation: Wilson MR, Nigam Y, Jung W, Knight J, and Pritchard DI. The impacts of larval density and protease inhibition on feeding in medicinal larvae of the greenbottle fly Lucilia sericata. Med.Vet.Entomol. 2016; 30(1):1-7. Published Abstract Larval therapy, the therapeutic use of blowfly larvae to treat chronic wounds, is primarily…
Read MoreIchthyotherapy Reviews Journal Citation: Schets, FM, van den Berg, HH, de, Zwaan R, van, Soolingen D, and de Roda Husman, AM. The microbiological quality of water in fish spas with Garra rufa fish, the Netherlands, October to November 2012. Euro Surveill. 2015; 20(19):2-8. Published Abstract In fish spas, clients may submerge their hands, feet or…
Read MoreMaggot Therapy Reviews Journal Citation: Diaz-Roa, A, Gaona, MA, Segura, NA, Ramirez-Hernandez, A, Cortes-Vecino, JA, Patarroyo, MA, and Bello, F. Evaluating Sarconesiopsis magellanica blowfly-derived larval therapy and comparing it to Lucilia sericata-derived therapy in an animal model. Acta Trop. 2016; 154:34-41. Published Abstract Larval therapy is used as alternative treatment for hard-to-heal chronic and infected…
Read MoreProbiotics and Bacteriotherapy Reviews Journal Citation: Bischoff, SC. Microbiota and aging. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2016; 19(1):26-30 Published Abstract This article summarizes our current knowledge of changes in the intestinal microbiota in elderly people and centenarians. RECENT FINDINGS: Age-related processes comprise specific changes in the intestinal microbiota and related metabolic alterations. They result…
Read MorePhage Reviews Journal Citation: Anand T, Vaid RK, Bera BC, Singh J, Barua S, Virmani N, K R, Yadav NK, Nagar D, Singh RK, and Tripathi BN. Isolation of a lytic bacteriophage against virulent Aeromonas hydrophila from an organized equine farm. J Basic Microbiol. 2016 (e-published 2015); 55:1-6. Published Abstract A bacteriophage (VTCCBPA6) against a…
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