Real-time PCR for quantitative analysis of human commensal Escherichia coli populations reveals a high frequency of subdominant phylogroups

M Smati, O Clermont, F Le Gal… - Applied and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Escherichia coli is divided into four main phylogenetic groups, which each exhibit ecological
specialization. To understand the population structure of E. coli in its primary habitat, we …

Quantitative analysis of commensal Escherichia coli populations reveals host‐specific enterotypes at the intra‐species level

M Smati, O Clermont, A Bleibtreu, F Fourreau… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The primary habitat of the Escherichia coli species is the gut of warm‐blooded vertebrates.
The E. coli species is structured into four main phylogenetic groups A, B1, B2, and D. We …

Household transmission and incidence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR in symptomatic healthcare workers, clinical course and outcome: a French hospital …

E Krastinova, V Garrait, MT Lecam, A Coste… - Occupational and …, 2021 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives Although healthcare workers (HCWs) have been particularly affected by SARS-
CoV-2, detailed data remain scarce. In this study, we investigated infection rates, clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of infectious SARS-CoV-2 B. 1.1. 7 and B. 1.351 variants to neutralizing antibodies

D Planas, T Bruel, L Grzelak, F Guivel-Benhassine… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B. 1.1. 7 and B. 1.351
variants were first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa, respectively, and have …

Strain-specific impact of the high-pathogenicity island on virulence in extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli

M Smati, G Magistro, S Adiba, A Wieser… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to clarify the role of the high-pathogenicity island (HPI) in the experimental virulence
of Escherichia coli, we constructed different deletion mutants of the entire HPI and of three …

[PDF][PDF] Systematic SARS-CoV-2 screening at hospital admission in children: a French prospective multicenter study

J Poline, J Gaschignard, C Leblanc… - … diseases: an official …, 2020 - openaccess.sgul.ac.uk
To assess the relevance of systematic SARS-CoV-2 screening of all children admitted to
hospital, we conducted a prospective multicenter study including 438 consecutive …

Systematic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 screening at hospital admission in children: a French prospective multicenter study

J Poline, J Gaschignard, C Leblanc… - Clinical infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
To assess the relevance of systematic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) screening of all children admitted to hospital, we conducted a prospective …

First detection of Helicobacter canis in chronic duodenal ulcerations from a patient with Crohn's disease

J Tankovic, M Smati, D Lamarque… - Inflammatory Bowel …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
A 52-year-old woman with a past history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and arterial
hypertension presented in February 1996 with chronic right-sided abdominal pain and …

Assessment of spread of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR and concomitant serology in children in a region heavily affected by COVID-19 pandemic

R Cohen, C Jung, N Ouldali, A Sellam, C Batard… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background Several studies indicated that children seem to be less frequently infected with
SARS-CoV-2 and potentially less contagious. To examine the spread of SARS-CoV-2 we …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Reverse transcription-PCR and serology in the Paris area: a cross-sectional study

R Cohen, C Jung, N Ouldali, A Sellam… - BMJ Paediatrics …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Several studies indicated that children seem to be less frequently infected with
SARS-CoV-2 and are potentially less contagious than adults. To examine the spread of …