High Prevalence of Arcobacter Carriage in Older Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes
Joint Authors
Russo, Giuseppina T.
Fera, Maria Teresa
Giandalia, Annalisa
Di Benedetto, Antonino
Lentini, Valeria
Lanza, Giulia
Cucinotta, Domenico
Orlando, Angelo
La Camera, Erminia
Perdichizzi, Giuseppa
Ruffa, Vincenzo F.
Source
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-05-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Arcobacters are potential pathogens related to diarrheic infections and, rarely, septicaemia.
This study evaluated the prevalence of arcobacters in stool samples of subjects with (n=38) and without (n=61) type 2 diabetes by using cultural and molecular techniques.
Three Arcobacter positive cultures were found, all among diabetic subjects, whereas molecular analysis showed a carriage rate of 79% and 26.2% in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes (P<.001), respectively.
The multivariate analysis showed that type 2 diabetes (β=1.913; 95%CI: 2.378–19.285; P<.0001) and age (β=1.744; 95%CI: 2.077–15.766; P=.001) were the only factors independently associated with arcobacters colonization in this population.
Our study demonstrated a high prevalence of arcobacters colonization in type 2 diabetic and older subjects.
The clinical significance and the potential health risk associated with these emerging species remain to be determined.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fera, Maria Teresa& Russo, Giuseppina T.& Di Benedetto, Antonino& La Camera, Erminia& Orlando, Angelo& Giandalia, Annalisa…[et al.]. 2010. High Prevalence of Arcobacter Carriage in Older Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fera, Maria Teresa…[et al.]. High Prevalence of Arcobacter Carriage in Older Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fera, Maria Teresa& Russo, Giuseppina T.& Di Benedetto, Antonino& La Camera, Erminia& Orlando, Angelo& Giandalia, Annalisa…[et al.]. High Prevalence of Arcobacter Carriage in Older Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475708
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475708