Urinary lactic acid dehydrogenase activity and the site of urinary tract infections

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
STANLEY HELLERSTEIN ◽  
EILEEN DUGGAN ◽  
BECKY SAVAGE
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Dehydrogenase Activity ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Tract Infections

scholarly journals Review : Enterocyn from Enterococcus Genus as a Probiotic, Antimicrobial and Biopreservative

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Hasria - Alang
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Lactic Acid Bacteria ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Antimicrobial Compounds ◽  
Food Spoilage ◽  
Pathogenic Microbes ◽  
Tract Infections

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is agras, produces antimicrobial compounds called bacteriocin. It can reduce its dependence on antibiotic use. Enterococcus is one of member LA.B. This bacterium has a short and paired chain shape and produces bacteriocin called enterocin. This compound can inhibit the growth of pathogenic microbes that cause disease and food spoilage, so that it can be used as an antimicrobial and biopreservative and also as a probiotic candidate. The use of Enterococcus as a probiotic and biopreservative is often disputed. However, some studies suggest that cases of bacteremia and urinary tract infections by the genus only occur in people who have immune compromised and enterococcus that have been resistant to vancomycin.

Relationship between various maternal conditions and lactic acid dehydrogenase activity in umbilical cord blood at birth

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 605-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evangelos Patavoukas ◽  
Josefina Åberg-Liesaho ◽  
Cecilia Pegelow Halvorsen ◽  
Birger Winbladh ◽  
Eva Wiberg-Itzel
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Cord Blood ◽  
Dehydrogenase Activity ◽  
Umbilical Cord ◽  
Umbilical Cord Blood ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Acid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Ldh Activity ◽  
Chronic Disorders

Abstract Background: Lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) is a valuable marker for some of the most important diseases in newborns and the plasma LDH activity in newborns correlates well with conditions such as asphyxia. If LDH should be considered as a useful tool also in obstetric care, key factors associated with maternal health before and during pregnancy which could affect umbilical cord LDH activity need to be known. The aims of this study were to explore relationships between selected maternal conditions and arterial lactic acid dehydrogenase activity (aLDH) in umbilical cord blood at delivery. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at Sodersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. Included in the study were 1247 deliveries, and cord blood samples from each were analyzed for aLDH. Background, delivery and neonatal data were collected from the medical records. Results: Higher median values of aLDH were found (P=0.001) among women with chronic disorders not related to pregnancy but there was no increased frequency of high aLDH levels (>612 μ/L, P=0.30). No difference in aLDH was identified between infants born to women with pregnancy-related disorders compared with healthy women, neither in median values, nor in high values (>612 μ/L, P=0.95). Conclusion: Newborn infants born to women with non-pregnancy-related chronic disorders had a somewhat higher median value of aLDH in cord blood at delivery. The influence of common maternal conditions and diseases on umbilical cord arterial LDH levels is small compared to the increase reported in fetal distress and several other critical conditions in the newborn.

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