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Xylitol-supplemented nutrition enhances bacterial killing and prolongs survival of rats in experimental pneumococcal sepsisMarjo Renko
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
BMC Microbiol 8:45. 2008..Xylitol has antiadhesive effects on Streptococcus pneumoniae and inhibits its growth, and has also been found to be effective in preventing acute otitis media and has been used in intensive care as a valuable source of energy...
Symptoms of acute otitis mediaT Kontiokari
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Finland
Pediatr Infect Dis J 17:676-9. 1998..The symptoms related to acute otitis media, however, are considered nonspecific...- Middle ear effusion among children diagnosed and treated actively for acute otitis mediaT Kontiokari
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oulu, Finland
Eur J Pediatr 157:731-4. 1998..2% and that of otitis media with effusion 3.9%. CONCLUSION: We conclude that active diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media practically eliminates such middle ear effusion that could cause significant hearing impairment... - Quantitative analysis of the effect of xylitol on pneumococcal nasal colonisation in ratsT Kontiokari
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oulu, Finland
FEMS Microbiol Lett 178:313-7. 1999..Neither the mean colony-forming unit counts nor the PCR counts differed statistically significant between the xylitol and control groups. Thus, we found that xylitol had no significant effect on pneumococcal mucosal colonisation... - Comparison of nasal swab culture, quantitative culture of nasal mucosal tissue and PCR in detecting Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in ratsT Kontiokari
The Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Finland
APMIS 108:734-8. 2000..79, p<0.001). In conclusion, even a well-controlled swab sampling markedly underestimates pneumococcal carriage rate, and simultaneous use of quantitative culture and PCR increases the number of positive samples by about one third... - Cranberry juice and bacterial colonization in children--a placebo-controlled randomized trialTero Kontiokari
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, FIN 90014, Finland
Clin Nutr 24:1065-72. 2005..We were interested in studying cranberry juice in children since many children with recurrent UTI need long-term antimicrobial prophylaxis and would benefit from an alternative... - Dietary factors affecting susceptibility to urinary tract infectionTero Kontiokari
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, P O Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
Pediatr Nephrol 19:378-83. 2004..However, there is no reason to expect that children would be different from adults in this respect. In this review, we discuss the dietary factors affecting the susceptibility to UTI... - Xylitol in preventing acute otitis mediaM Uhari
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oulu, FIN 90220 Oulu, Finland
Vaccine 19:S144-7. 2000..Xylitol appears to be an attractive alternative to prevent acute otitis media. A more practical frequency of doses should be found before its use can be widely recommended... - Effect of xylitol on growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the presence of fructose and sorbitolT Tapiainen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 45:166-9. 2001..Thus, it seems that xylitol is the only commercially used sugar substitute proven to have an antimicrobial effect on pneumococci... 
Cardiac troponin-I as a screening tool for myocarditis in children hospitalized for viral infectionM Renko
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Acta Paediatr 99:283-5. 2010..We hypothesized that screening all children who are hospitalized for an acute infection with troponin-I (TnI) would reveal myocarditis cases and performed a prospective screening study...- Randomised trial of cranberry-lingonberry juice and Lactobacillus GG drink for the prevention of urinary tract infections in womenT Kontiokari
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, FIN 90220, Finland
BMJ 322:1571. 2001..To determine whether recurrences of urinary tract infection can be prevented with cranberry-lingonberry juice or with Lactobacillus GG drink. Design: Open, randomised controlled 12 month follow up trial... - Xylitol concentrations in the saliva of children after chewing xylitol gum or consuming a xylitol mixtureT Tapiainen
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oulu, Finland
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 21:53-5. 2002..A schedule with the same single doses given less frequently could be clinically effective in preventing otitis media... - Pneumolysin polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia and empyema in childrenE Lahti
Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, P O Box 52, 20521 Turku, Finland
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 25:783-9. 2006..In the evaluation of blood samples, blood culture remains the superior method for the diagnosis of bacteremic pneumococcal disease... - Ultrastructure of Streptococcus pneumoniae after exposure to xylitolTerhi Tapiainen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, PO Box 5000, FIN-90014, Oulu
J Antimicrob Chemother 54:225-8. 2004..The observed changes in the polysaccharide capsule and the cell wall of pneumococci could affect the adherence and virulence of pneumococci, explaining the good clinical efficacy of xylitol in the prevention of acute otitis media... - Xylitol administered only during respiratory infections failed to prevent acute otitis mediaTerhi Tapiainen
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Pediatrics 109:E19. 2002..As regular administration of xylitol had been effective in preventing acute otitis media (AOM) in children, we tested whether xylitol administered only at times of acute respiratory infection (ARI) reduces the occurrence of AOM... - Nasal middle meatal specimen bacteriology as a predictor of the course of acute respiratory infection in childrenAila Kristo
Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, PO Box 5000, University of Oulu, Oulu FIN 90014, Finland
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:108-12. 2006.... - Disappearance of middle ear effusion in acute otitis media monitored daily with tympanometryMarjo Renko
Department of Paediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Acta Paediatr 95:359-63. 2006..Disappearance of middle ear effusion is one of the most important outcomes in the treatment of acute otitis media (AOM)... - Failure of xylitol given three times a day for preventing acute otitis mediaOuti Hautalahti
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:423-7. 2007..To find a more convenient dosing regimen, we tested whether xylitol administered 3 times a day reduces the occurrence of AOM... - Dietary factors protecting women from urinary tract infectionTero Kontiokari
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Am J Clin Nutr 77:600-4. 2003..7; 95% CI: 1.16, 6.2). CONCLUSION: Dietary habits seem to be an important risk factor for UTI recurrence in fertile women, and dietary guidance could be a first step toward prevention...