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Brubaker L, Nodora J, Bavendam T, Connett J, Claussen AM, Lewis CE, Rudser K, Sutcliffe S, Wyman JF, Miller JM. A policy toolkit for authorship and dissemination policies may benefit NIH research consortia. Account Res 2024; 31:222-240. [PMID: 35998252 PMCID: PMC9975116 DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2022.2116318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Authorship and dissemination policies vary across NIH research consortia. We aimed to describe elements of real-life policies in use by eligible U01 clinical research consortia. Principal investigators of eligible, active U01 clinical research projects identified in the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools database shared relevant policies. The characteristics of key policy elements, determined a priori, were reviewed and quantified, when appropriate. Twenty one of 81 research projects met search criteria and provided policies. K elements (e.g., in quotations): "manuscript proposals reviewed and approved by committee" (90%); "guidelines for acknowledgements" (86%); "writing team formation" (71%); "process for final manuscript review and approval" (71%), "responsibilities for lead author" (67%), "guidelines for other types of publications" (67%); "draft manuscript review and approval" (62%); "recommendation for number of members per consortium site" (57%); and "requirement to identify individual contributions in the manuscript" (19%). Authorship/dissemination policies for large team science research projects are highly variable. Creation of an NIH policies repository and accompanying toolkit with model language and recommended key elements could improve comprehensiveness, ethical integrity, and efficiency in team science work while reducing burden and cost on newly funded consortia and directing time and resources to scientific endeavors.
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- Linda Brubaker
- UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Brennan C, Chan K, Kumar T, Maissy E, Brubaker L, Dothard MI, Gilbert JA, Gilbert KE, Lewis AL, Thackray VG, Zarrinpar A, Knight R. Harnessing the power within: engineering the microbiome for enhanced gynecologic health. Reprod Fertil 2024; 5:e230060. [PMID: 38513356 PMCID: PMC11046331 DOI: 10.1530/raf-23-0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Graphical abstract Abstract Although numerous studies have demonstrated the impact of microbiome manipulation on human health, research on the microbiome's influence on female health remains relatively limited despite substantial disease burden. In light of this, we present a selected review of clinical trials and preclinical studies targeting both the vaginal and gut microbiomes for the prevention or treatment of various gynecologic conditions. Specifically, we explore studies that leverage microbiota transplants, probiotics, prebiotics, diet modifications, and engineered microbial strains. A healthy vaginal microbiome for females of reproductive age consists of lactic acid-producing bacteria predominantly of the Lactobacillus genus, which serves as a protective barrier against pathogens and maintains a balanced ecosystem. The gut microbiota's production of short-chain fatty acids, metabolism of primary bile acids, and modulation of sex steroid levels have significant implications for the interplay between host and microbes throughout the body, ultimately impacting reproductive health. By harnessing interventions that modulate both the vaginal and gut microbiomes, it becomes possible to not only maintain homeostasis but also mitigate pathological conditions. While the field is still working toward making broad clinical recommendations, the current studies demonstrate that manipulating the microbiome holds great potential for addressing diverse gynecologic conditions. Lay summary Manipulating the microbiome has recently entered popular culture, with various diets thought to aid the microbes that live within us. These microbes live in different locations of our body and accordingly help us digest food, modulate our immune system, and influence reproductive health. The role of the microbes living in and influencing the female reproductive tract remains understudied despite known roles in common conditions such as vulvovaginal candidiasis (affecting 75% of females in their lifetime), bacterial vaginosis (25% of females in their lifetime), cervical HPV infection (80% of females in their lifetime), endometriosis (6-10% of females of reproductive age), and polycystic ovary syndrome (10-12% of females of reproductive age). Here, we review four different approaches used to manipulate the female reproductive tract and gastrointestinal system microbiomes: microbiota transplants, probiotics, prebiotics, and dietary interventions, and the use of engineered microbial strains. In doing so, we aim to stimulate discussion on new ways to understand and treat female reproductive health conditions.
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- Caitriona Brennan
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, La Jolla, California, USA
- Institute of Diabetes and Metabolic Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Smith AL, Berry A, Brubaker L, Cunningham SD, Gahagan S, Low LK, Mueller M, Sutcliffe S, Williams BR, Brady SS. The brain, gut, and bladder health nexus: A conceptual model linking stress and mental health disorders to overactive bladder in women. Neurourol Urodyn 2024; 43:424-436. [PMID: 38078701 PMCID: PMC10872494 DOI: 10.1002/nau.25356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVE A small, but growing literature links stressors and mental health disorders (MHDs) across the life course to overactive bladder (OAB) and urinary incontinence symptoms. Mechanisms by which stressors and MHDs may impact bladder health are not fully understood, limiting novel prevention and treatment efforts. Moreover, potential biopsychosocial mechanisms involving the brain and gut have not been considered in an integrated, comprehensive fashion. METHODS Members of the prevention of lower urinary tract symptoms Research Consortium developed conceptual models to inform research on biopsychosocial mechanisms through which stress and MDHs may impact bladder health among girls and women, focusing on brain and gut physiology. RESULTS Two conceptual models were developed-one to explain central (brain-based) and peripheral (gut-based) mechanisms linking stressors and MHDs to OAB and bladder health, and one to highlight bidirectional communication between the brain, gut, and bladder. Traumatic events, chronic stressors, and MHDs may lead to a maladaptive stress response, including dysregulated communication and signaling between the brain, gut, and bladder. Gut bacteria produce molecules and metabolites that alter production of neurotransmitters, amino acids, short-chain fatty acids, and inflammatory immune response molecules that mediate communication between the gut and brain. Microbiota signal neurogenesis, microglia maturation, and synaptic pruning; they also calibrate brain-gut-bladder axis communication through neurotransmission and synaptogenesis, potentially influencing bladder symptom development. Life course trajectories of risk may be prevented or interrupted by central and peripheral resources for neuropsychological resilience. CONCLUSIONS Depicted pathways, including brain-gut-bladder communication, have implications for research and development of novel prevention and treatment approaches.
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- Ariana L. Smith
- Division of Urology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Urology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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- Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego CA
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- Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
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- Department of Ob/Gyn, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs
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- Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
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Kumar T, Bryant M, Cantrell K, Song SJ, McDonald D, Tubb HM, Farmer S, Lewis A, Lukacz ES, Brubaker L, Knight R. Effects of variation in sample storage conditions and swab order on 16S vaginal microbiome analyses. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12:e0371223. [PMID: 38095462 PMCID: PMC10783137 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.03712-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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IMPORTANCE The composition of the human vaginal microbiome has been linked to a variety of medical conditions including yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis, and sexually transmitted infection. The vaginal microbiome is becoming increasingly acknowledged as a key factor in personal health, and it is essential to establish methods to collect and process accurate samples with self-collection techniques to allow large, population-based studies. In this study, we investigate if using AssayAssure Genelock, a nucleic acid preservative, introduces microbial biases in self-collected vaginal samples. To our knowledge, we also contribute some of the first evidence regarding the impacts of multiple swabs taken at one time point. Vaginal samples have relatively low biomass, so the ability to collect multiple swabs from a unique participant at a single time would greatly improve the replicability and data available for future studies. This will hopefully lay the groundwork to gain a more complete and accurate understanding of the vaginal microbiome.
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- Tanya Kumar
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Center for Microbiome Innovation, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Brubaker L. Introducing At the Scrub Sink! Urogynecology (Phila) 2024; 30:3. [PMID: 38133936 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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- Linda Brubaker
- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Cunningham SD, Lindberg S, Joinson C, Shoham D, Chu H, Newman D, Epperson N, Brubaker L, Low L, Camenga DR, Yvette LaCoursiere D, Meister M, Kenton K, Sutcliffe S, Markland AD, Gahagan S, Coyne-Beasley T, Berry A. Association Between Maternal Depression and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Their Primary School-Age Daughters: A Birth Cohort Study. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2024; 51:53-60. [PMID: 38215298 PMCID: PMC10794027 DOI: 10.1097/won.0000000000001039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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PURPOSE Although maternal depression is associated with adverse outcomes in women and children, its relationship with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in offspring is less well-characterized. We examined the association between prenatal and postpartum maternal depression and LUTS in primary school-age daughters. DESIGN Observational cohort study. SUBJECTS AND SETTING The sample comprised 7148 mother-daughter dyads from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. METHOD Mothers completed questionnaires about depressive symptoms at 18 and 32 weeks' gestation and 21 months postpartum and their children's LUTS (urinary urgency, nocturia, and daytime and nighttime wetting) at 6, 7, and 9 years of age. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between maternal depression and LUTS in daughters. RESULTS Compared to daughters of mothers without depression, those born to mothers with prenatal and postpartum depression had higher odds of LUTS, including urinary urgency (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] range = 1.99-2.50) and nocturia (aOR range = 1.67-1.97) at 6, 7, and 9 years of age. Additionally, daughters born to mothers with prenatal and postpartum depression had higher odds of daytime wetting (aOR range = 1.81-1.99) and nighttime wetting (aOR range = 1.63-1.95) at 6 and 7 years of age. Less consistent associations were observed for depression limited to the prenatal or postpartum periods only. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to maternal depression in the prenatal and postpartum periods was associated with an increased likelihood of LUTS in daughters. This association may be an important opportunity for childhood LUTS prevention. Prevention strategies should reflect an understanding of potential biological and environmental mechanisms through which maternal depression may influence childhood LUTS.
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- Shayna D. Cunningham
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
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- Centre for Academic Child Health, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, England
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine and the Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Division of Urology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Brubaker L. The Global Urogynecology Conversation. Urogynecology (Phila) 2023; 29:921-922. [PMID: 37975817 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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- Linda Brubaker
- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Brubaker L, Horsley H, Khasriya R, Wolfe AJ. Microbiologist in the clinic: coitally related symptoms with negative urine cultures. Int Urogynecol J 2023; 34:2701-2704. [PMID: 37837460 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-023-05662-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/16/2023]
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In this first episode of the Microbiologist in the Clinic series, clinicians and laboratory scientists share their perspectives about a 30 y/o woman, who is seeking specialty consultation for frequent episodes of urinary urgency, frequency, and dysuria, which respond to short courses of antibiotics. Although her home dipsticks suggest that she has a UTI, and her urinalysis typically has a moderate number of white blood cells, her urine cultures are always negative. The challenges of this clinical presentation are discussed with evidence for evaluation and treatment.
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- Linda Brubaker
- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Division of Medicine, UCL, London, UK
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- Eastman Dental Institute, Department of Microbial Disease, UCL, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Brubaker L. The Launch of the Urogynecology Early Career Peer Reviewer Academy. Urogynecology (Phila) 2023; 29:717-718. [PMID: 37607307 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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- Linda Brubaker
- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Ha D, Ghebrendrias S, Meadows A, LaCoursiere DY, Lewis A, Lawson M, Morales M, Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Brubaker L. The Culture and Justice Quorum at University of California, San Diego: A Departmental Approach to Dismantling Structural Racism. Acad Med 2023; 98:906-911. [PMID: 36862643 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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PROBLEM Structural racism is embedded within the structure and function of academic medical institutions. Although many institutions have begun to incorporate racial justice within academic medicine, it needs to be integral to every discipline and all aspects of medical education, research, and health system practice. Guidance is lacking, however, on how to create and sustain department-level action to shift culture and encourage antiracist work. APPROACH To address the culture, uphold racial justice, and address the challenges of racism in medicine with dynamic and innovative solutions, the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at University of California, San Diego, formed a Culture and Justice Quorum (the Quorum) in September 2020. All department faculty, residents, fellows, and staff were invited to participate in the Quorum as ambassadors who commit to meet and facilitate Quorum work or as supporters who pledge Quorum support without regular meeting participation. OUTCOMES In all, 153 of 155 invited individuals (98.7%) responded, with 36 (23.2%) requesting to participate as ambassadors and 117 (75.5%) as supporters. Quorum ambassadors have worked together to assess the climate of the department, university, and health system, including incorporating input and amplifying efforts of the department's resident leadership council. The Quorum has implemented initiatives to promote health equity and developed a report card to demonstrate activities, monitor progress, and ensure accountability. NEXT STEPS Through the innovative Culture and Justice Quorum, the department aims to address structural racism, foster justice, and dismantle the foundational injustices embedded within departmental clinical, educational, and research work and within the wider culture. The Quorum offers a model for creating and sustaining department-level action to shift culture and encourage antiracist work. Since established, it has received institutional recognition, including receiving the 2022 Inclusive Excellent Award for Department-Organizational Unit, which recognizes outstanding institutional contributions for inclusion and diversity efforts.
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- Diana Ha
- D. Ha is a resident, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4368-2876
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- S. Ghebrendrias is a resident, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8110-3663
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- A. Meadows is associate professor and vice chair for culture and justice, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2747-0075
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- D.Y. LaCoursiere is clinical professor and vice chair for education, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6694-4421
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- A. Lewis is professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6195-3030
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- M. Lawson is professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2303-3086
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- M. Morales is vice chair of administration, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- C. Gyamfi-Bannerman is chair and professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3026-2277
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- L. Brubaker is clinical professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8598-2589
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Brubaker L. Editorial. Neurourol Urodyn 2023. [PMID: 37288598 DOI: 10.1002/nau.25225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Smith AL, Rudser K, Harlow BL, McGwin G, Barthold J, Brady SS, Brubaker L, Cunningham SD, Griffith JW, Kenton K, Klusaritz H, Lewis CE, Lukacz ES, Maki J, Markland AD, Mueller ER, Newman DK, Nodora J, Rickey LM, Rockwood T, Simon M, Wyman JF, Sutcliffe S. RISE FOR HEALTH: Rationale and protocol for a prospective cohort study of bladder health in women. Neurourol Urodyn 2023; 42:998-1010. [PMID: 36321762 PMCID: PMC10151425 DOI: 10.1002/nau.25074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The spectrum of bladder health and the factors that promote bladder health and prevent lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among women are not well understood. This manuscript describes the rationale, aims, study design, sampling strategy, and data collection for the RISE FOR HEALTH (RISE) study, a novel study of bladder health in women conducted by the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptom (PLUS) Research Consortium. METHODS AND RESULTS RISE is a population-based, multicenter, prospective longitudinal cohort study of community-dwelling, English- and Spanish-speaking adult women based in the United States. Its goal is to inform the distribution of bladder health and the individual factors (biologic, behavioral, and psychosocial) and multilevel factors (interpersonal, institutional, community, and societal) that promote bladder health and/or prevent LUTS in women across the life course. Key study development activities included the: (1) development of a conceptual framework and philosophy to guide subsequent activities, (2) creation of a study design and sampling strategy, prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and (3) selection and development of data collection components. Community members and cross-cultural experts shaped and ensured the appropriateness of all study procedures and materials. RISE participants will be selected by simple random sampling of individuals identified by a marketing database who reside in the 50 counties surrounding nine PLUS clinical research centers. Participants will complete self-administered surveys at baseline (mailed paper or electronic) to capture bladder health and LUTS, knowledge about bladder health, and factors hypothesized to promote bladder health and prevent LUTS. A subset of participants will complete an in-person assessment to augment data with objective measures including urogenital microbiome specimens. Initial longitudinal follow-up is planned at 1 year. DISCUSSION Findings from RISE will begin to build the necessary evidence base to support much-needed, new bladder health promotion and LUTS prevention interventions in women.
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- Ariana L. Smith
- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Urology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of Minnesota, Division of Biostatistics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Epidemiology, Birmingham, Alabama
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda MD
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- University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- University of California San Diego, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California
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- University of Connecticut, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Farmington, Connecticut
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Chicago, Illinois
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- Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Epidemiology, Birmingham, Alabama
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- University of California San Diego, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California
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- Washington University in St. Louis, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama and Birmingham VA Medical Center Birmingham, Alabama
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- Loyola University Chicago, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urology, Maywood, Illinois
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Urology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- University of California San Diego, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, La Jolla, California
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- University of Minnesota, Division of Health Policy and Management, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Northwestern School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Washington University in St. Louis, Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Brubaker L. Urogynecology Welcomes New Editors and Editorial Board Members. Urogynecology (Phila) 2023; 29:379-380. [PMID: 37695248 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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Averbach S, Ha D, Meadows A, Brubaker L, Gyamfi-Bannerman C. Failure to progress: structural racism in women's healthcare. EClinicalMedicine 2023; 57:101861. [PMID: 36864981 PMCID: PMC9971514 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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- Sarah Averbach
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego. 9300 Campus Point Drive #7433, La Jolla, 92093, CA, USA
- Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California, San Diego. 9300 Campus Point Drive #0508, La Jolla, 92093, CA, USA
- Corresponding author. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences Division of Family Planning, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9300 Campus Point Drive #7433, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego. 9300 Campus Point Drive #7433, La Jolla, 92093, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego. 9300 Campus Point Drive #7433, La Jolla, 92093, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego. 9300 Campus Point Drive #7433, La Jolla, 92093, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego. 9300 Campus Point Drive #7433, La Jolla, 92093, CA, USA
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Kumar T, Bryant M, Cantrell K, Song SJ, McDonald D, Tubb HM, Farmer S, Lukacz ES, Brubaker L, Knight R. Effects of Variation in Urine Sample Storage Conditions on 16S Urogenital Microbiome Analyses. mSystems 2023; 8:e0102922. [PMID: 36475896 PMCID: PMC9948722 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01029-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Replicability is a well-established challenge in microbiome research with a variety of contributing factors at all stages, from sample collection to code execution. Here, we focus on voided urine sample storage conditions for urogenital microbiome analysis. Using urine samples collected from 10 adult females, we investigated the microbiome preservation efficacy of AssayAssure Genelock (Genelock), compared with no preservative, under different temperature conditions. We varied temperature over 48 h in order to examine the impact of conditions samples may experience with home voided urine collection and shipping to a central biorepository. The following common lab and shipping conditions were investigated: -20°C, ambient temperature, 4°C, freeze-thaw cycle, and heat cycle. At 48 h, all samples were stored at -80°C until processing. After generating 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing data using the highly sensitive KatharoSeq protocol, we observed individual variation in both alpha and beta diversity metrics below interhuman differences, corroborating reports of individual microbiome variability in other specimen types. While there was no significant difference in beta diversity when comparing Genelock versus no preservative, we did observe a higher concordance with Genelock samples shipped at colder temperatures (-20°C and 4°C) when compared with the samples shipped at -20°C without preservative. Our results indicate that Genelock does not introduce a significant amount of microbial bias when used on a range of temperatures and is most effective at colder temperatures. IMPORTANCE The urogenital microbiome is an understudied yet important human microbiome niche. Research has been stimulated by the relatively recent discovery that urine is not sterile; urinary tract microbes have been linked to health problems, including urinary infections, incontinence, and cancer. The quality of life and economic impact of UTIs and urgency incontinence alone are enormous, with $3.5 billion and $82.6 billion, respectively, spent in the United States. annually. Given the low biomass of urine, novelty of the field, and limited reproducibility evidence, it is critical to study urine sample storage conditions to optimize scientific rigor. Efficient and reliable preservation methods inform methods for home self-sample collection and shipping, increasing the potential use in larger-scale studies. Here, we examined both buffer and temperature variation effects on 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing results from urogenital samples, providing data on the consequences of common storage methods on urogenital microbiome results.
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- Tanya Kumar
- Medical Scientist Training Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Center for Microbiome Innovation, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Center for Microbiome Innovation, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Brubaker L, Barthold J, Fitzgerald CM, Kenton K, Lewis CE, Lowder J, Lukacz ES, Markland A, Meister M, Miller J, Mueller ER, Rudser K, Smith AL, Newman DK. The RISE FOR HEALTH study: Methods for in-person assessment and biospecimen collection. Neurourol Urodyn 2022. [PMID: 36573845 DOI: 10.1002/nau.25108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the methods for the in-person assessment of the RISE FOR HEALTH (RISE) study, a population-based multicenter prospective cohort study designed to identify factors that promote bladder health and/or prevent lower urinary tract symptoms in adult women, conducted by the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium (PLUS). METHODS AND RESULTS A subset of RISE participants who express interest in the in-person assessment will be screened to ensure eligibility (planned n = 525). Eligible consenting participants are asked to complete 15 physical assessments in addition to height and weight, to assess pelvic floor muscle function, musculoskeletal (MSK) status, and pain, and to provide urogenital microbiome samples. Pelvic floor muscle assessments include presence of prolapse, strength, levator attachment integrity (tear) and myofascial pain. MSK tests evaluate core stability, lumbar spine, pelvic girdle and hip pain and function. Participants are asked to complete the Short Physical Performance Battery to measure balance, lower extremity strength, and functional capacity. All participants are asked to provide a voided urine sample and a vaginal swab for microbiome analyses; a subset of 100 are asked to contribute additional samples for feasibility and validation of a home collection of urinary, vaginal, and fecal biospecimens. RESULTS Online and in-person training sessions were used to certify research staff at each clinical center before the start of RISE in-person assessments. Standardized protocols and data collection methods are employed uniformly across sites. CONCLUSIONS The RISE in-person assessment is an integral portion of the overall population-based RISE study and represents an innovative approach to assessing factors hypothesized to promote bladder health and/or prevent lower urinary tract symptoms. Data collected from this assessment will be used to prioritize future research questions and prevention strategies and interventions. This description of the assessment methods is intended to provide methodologic transparency and inform other researchers who join efforts to understand and improve bladder health.
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- Linda Brubaker
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.,Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- School of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Public Health, Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Brubaker L. Urogynecology Early-Career Peer Reviewer Academy. Urogynecology (Phila) 2022; 28:795-796. [PMID: 36409635 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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- Linda Brubaker
- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Barnes HC, Akl A, Taege SK, Brincat C, Brubaker L, Mueller ER. Using clinical estimate or catheter measurement of urethral mid-point result in similar retropubic mid-urethral sling position: a randomized trial. Int Urogynecol J 2022; 33:3555-3561. [PMID: 35353246 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-022-05167-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS The objective was to determine whether standardized, intraoperative urethral measurement improves retropubic mid-urethral sling (RPMUS) positioning and if the intraoperative position remains stable at 2 weeks postoperatively. METHODS Participants undergoing a RPMUS were randomized to mid-urethral placement as per usual surgical care (no Foley catheter measurement, no-FCM) vs urethral mid-point Foley catheter measurement (FCM). The primary outcomes were RPMUS location as determined by 2D and 3D ultrasound 2 weeks postoperatively (as percentage from urethral meatus - relative to the urethral length) and intraoperatively following the RPMUS placement. RESULTS Forty-four women enrolled, underwent RPMUS, and provided baseline data and intraoperative ultrasound measurements; of these, 36 (82%) had interpretable intraoperative and postoperative ultrasound measurements. Demographic data were similar in the two groups. The mean RPMUS mid-point was 57 % and 55 % in measured and controls (p = 0.685); this same measurement was relatively unchanged at 2 weeks postoperatively at 57% and 54% respectively (p = 0.538). Very much and much improvement was reported on the PGI-I by 84% and 85% of participants in the FCM and no-FCM groups respectively. CONCLUSIONS Intraoperative RPMUS position at 2 weeks after surgery is similar to the intraoperative position. Compared with usual surgical care, intraoperative measurement of urethral mid-point with a Foley catheter did not affect RPMUS sling position.
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- H C Barnes
- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.,University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Medical Sciences Building Room 4505, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0526, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.,AZ Urogynecology & Pelvic Health Center, 9700 N. 91st Street, Suite A-103, Scottsdale, AZ, 85258, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.,Mount Carmel Urogynecology-Mount Carmel Medical Group, 495 Cooper Road Suite 320, Westerville, OH, 43081, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.
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Halverson T, Mueller ER, Brubaker L, Wolfe AJ. Urobiome changes differ based on OAB treatment in adult females. Int Urogynecol J 2022:10.1007/s00192-022-05416-x. [DOI: 10.1007/s00192-022-05416-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gregory WT, Schimpf M, Barber M, Minaglia S, Brubaker L. Call to Readiness: The Urogynecologist's Role in Post-Roe America. Urogynecology (Hagerstown) 2022; 28:713-715. [PMID: 36288109 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Brubaker L, Bibbins-Domingo K. Health Care Access and Reproductive Rights. JAMA 2022; 328:1707-1709. [PMID: 36318152 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.19172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Linda Brubaker
- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
- Associate Editor, JAMA
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Siddiqui NY, Ma L, Brubaker L, Mao J, Hoffman C, Dahl EM, Wang Z, Karstens L. Updating Urinary Microbiome Analyses to Enhance Biologic Interpretation. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:789439. [PMID: 35899056 PMCID: PMC9309214 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.789439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ObjectiveAn approach for assessing the urinary microbiome is 16S rRNA gene sequencing, where analysis methods are rapidly evolving. This re-analysis of an existing dataset aimed to determine whether updated bioinformatic and statistical techniques affect clinical inferences.MethodsA prior study compared the urinary microbiome in 123 women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) and 84 controls. We obtained unprocessed sequencing data from multiple variable regions, processed operational taxonomic unit (OTU) tables from the original analysis, and de-identified clinical data. We re-processed sequencing data with DADA2 to generate amplicon sequence variant (ASV) tables. Taxa from ASV tables were compared to the original OTU tables; taxa from different variable regions after updated processing were also compared. Bayesian graphical compositional regression (BGCR) was used to test for associations between microbial compositions and clinical phenotypes (e.g., MUI versus control) while adjusting for clinical covariates. Several techniques were used to cluster samples into microbial communities. Multivariable regression was used to test for associations between microbial communities and MUI, again while adjusting for potentially confounding variables.ResultsOf taxa identified through updated bioinformatic processing, only 40% were identified originally, though taxa identified through both methods represented >99% of the sequencing data in terms of relative abundance. Different 16S rRNA gene regions resulted in different recovered taxa. With BGCR analysis, there was a low (33.7%) probability of an association between overall microbial compositions and clinical phenotype. However, when microbial data are clustered into bacterial communities, we confirmed that bacterial communities are associated with MUI. Contrary to the originally published analysis, we did not identify different associations by age group, which may be due to the incorporation of different covariates in statistical models.ConclusionsUpdated bioinformatic processing techniques recover different taxa compared to earlier techniques, though most of these differences exist in low abundance taxa that occupy a small proportion of the overall microbiome. While overall microbial compositions are not associated with MUI, we confirmed associations between certain communities of bacteria and MUI. Incorporation of several covariates that are associated with the urinary microbiome improved inferences when assessing for associations between bacterial communities and MUI in multivariable models.
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- Nazema Y. Siddiqui
- Division of Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States
- *Correspondence: Nazema Y. Siddiqui,
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- Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, United States
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Department of Statistical Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Computational Biomedicine, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
- Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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Joyce C, Halverson T, Gonzalez C, Brubaker L, Wolfe AJ. The Urobiomes of Adult Women With Various Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Status Differ: A Re-Analysis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:860408. [PMID: 35755842 PMCID: PMC9218574 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.860408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The discovery of the urinary microbiome (urobiome) has created opportunities for urinary health researchers who study a wide variety of human health conditions. This manuscript describes an analysis of catheterized urine samples obtained from 1,004 urobiome study participants with the goal of identifying the most abundant and/or prevalent (common) taxa in five clinically relevant cohorts: unaffected adult women (n=346, 34.6%), urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) (n=255, 25.5%), stress urinary incontinence (SUI) (n=50, 5.0%), urinary tract infection (UTI) (n=304, 30.4%), and interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) (n=49, 4.9%). Urine was collected via transurethral catheter and assessed for microbes with the Expanded Quantitative Urine Culture (EQUC) technique. For this combined analytic cohort, the mean age was 59 ± 16; most were Caucasian (n=704, 70.2%), Black (n=137, 13.7%), or Hispanic (n=130, 13.0%), and the mean BMI was 30.4 ± 7.7. Whereas many control or IC/PBS cohort members were EQUC-negative (42.4% and 39.8%, respectively), members of the other 3 cohorts were extremely likely to have detectable microbes. The detected urobiomes of the controls and IC/PBS did not differ by alpha diversity or genus level composition and differed by only a few species. The other 3 cohorts differed significantly from the controls. As expected, Escherichia was both prevalent and highly abundant in the UTI cohort, but other taxa also were prevalent at more moderate abundances, including members of the genera Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium, Actinomyces, and Aerococcus. Members of these genera were also prevalent and highly abundant in members of the UUI cohort, especially Streptococcus anginosus. Intriguingly, these taxa were also detected in controls but at vastly lower levels of both prevalence and abundance, suggesting the possibility that UUI-associated symptoms could be the result of an overabundance of typical urobiome constituents. Finally, prevalence and abundance of microbes in the SUI cohort were intermediate to those of the UUI and control cohorts. These observations can inform the next decade of urobiome research, with the goal of clarifying the mechanisms of urobiome community composition and function. There is tremendous potential to improve diagnosis, evaluation and treatment for individuals affected with a wide variety of urinary tract disorders.
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- Cara Joyce
- Dept. of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, United States
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- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, United States
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- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, United States
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- Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, United States,*Correspondence: Alan J. Wolfe,
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- Erin Gross
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
- Associate Editor, JAMA
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Halverson T, Mueller ER, Brubaker L, Wolfe AJ. Symptom improvement with mirabegron treatment is associated with urobiome changes in adult women. Int Urogynecol J 2022; 33:1319-1328. [PMID: 35412069 PMCID: PMC9119880 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-022-05190-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Introduction and hypothesis Mirabegron, a beta-3 agonist, is prescribed for urgency urinary incontinence (UUI). We assessed the correlation of symptom improvement with urobiome characteristics in adult women participants prescribed mirabegron for UUI treatment. Methods We enrolled participants seeking UUI treatment who selected mirabegron and agreed to participate in this 12-week, open label study conducted at the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Center at Loyola University Medical Center. Following eligibility screening and research consent, participants completed the overactive bladder questionnaire (OAB-Q) and provided a catheterized urine sample at baseline, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. The primary outcome, symptom improvement at 12 weeks, was based on the validated Patient Global Symptom Control questionnaire score to dichotomize symptom response (responder vs nonresponder [PGSC score ≤3]). Urine samples were processed by the Expanded Quantitative Urine Culture (EQUC) protocol. Results Eighty-three participants (mean age 68 years) completed baseline assessment. Of the 47 participants with primary outcome data and samples analysis, there were 16 responders and 31 nonresponders; responder groups were similar demographically. Living microbes were detected in most participants. There were no significant differences in alpha diversity (within sample) at baseline between groups. However, at the 12-week follow-up, the responder urobiome became significantly richer, with a larger number of genera (p = 0.027) and was significantly more diverse than the nonresponders. Conclusions Longitudinal urobiome changes are associated with symptom improvement in adult women being treated with mirabegron for UUI. The mechanism for symptoms improvement may relate to the detected changes in the urobiome and warrants further study.
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- Thomas Halverson
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Departments of Urology & Obstetrics/Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA.
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Hochstedler BR, Burnett L, Price TK, Jung C, Wolfe AJ, Brubaker L. Urinary microbiota of women with recurrent urinary tract infection: collection and culture methods. Int Urogynecol J 2022; 33:563-570. [PMID: 33852041 PMCID: PMC8514570 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-021-04780-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS Many clinicians utilize standard culture of voided urine to guide treatment for women with recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI). However, despite antibiotic treatment, symptoms may persist and events frequently recur. The cyclic nature and ineffective treatment of RUTI suggest that underlying uropathogens pass undetected because of the preferential growth of Escherichia coli. Expanded quantitative urine culture (EQUC) detects more clinically relevant microbes. The objective of this study was to assess how urine collection and culture methods influence microbial detection in RUTI patients. METHODS This cross-sectional study enrolled symptomatic adult women with an established RUTI diagnosis. Participants contributed both midstream voided and catheterized urine specimens for culture via both standard urine culture (SUC) and EQUC. Presence and abundance of microbiota were compared between culture and collection methods. RESULTS Forty-three symptomatic women participants (mean age 67 years) contributed specimens. Compared to SUC, EQUC detected more unique bacterial species and consistently detected more uropathogens from catheterized and voided urine specimens. For both collection methods, the most commonly detected uropathogens by EQUC were E. coli (catheterized: n = 8, voided: n = 12) and E. faecalis (catheterized: n = 7, voided: n = 17). Compared to catheterized urine samples assessed by EQUC, SUC often missed uropathogens, and culture of voided urines by either method yielded high false-positive rates. CONCLUSIONS In women with symptomatic RUTI, SUC and assessment of voided urines have clinically relevant limitations in uropathogen detection. These results suggest that, in this population, catheterized specimens analyzed via EQUC provide clinically relevant information for appropriate diagnosis.
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- Baylie R. Hochstedler
- Maywood, IL. Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- La Jolla, CA. Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Maywood, IL. Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL,Present address: University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- La Jolla, CA. Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA,Present address: Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Urogynecology, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA
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- Maywood, IL. Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- La Jolla, CA. Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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Akbar A, Liu K, Michos ED, Bancks MP, Brubaker L, Markossian T, Durazo-Arvizu R, Kramer H. Association of Overactive Bladder With Hypertension and Blood Pressure Control: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Hypertens 2022; 35:22-30. [PMID: 33899909 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The sudden urge to urinate, also known as overactive bladder (OAB), may reflect higher sympathetic activity and associate with higher blood pressure (BP). METHODS This cross-sectional analysis utilized data from sixth follow-up exam (2015-2016) of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis to examine the association of OAB with systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels, hypertension, and BP control. Information on urinary symptoms was obtained with the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ). Sex-stratified regression models were constructed to examine differences in BP, hypertension prevalence, and BP control while adjusting for demographic factors, comorbidities, and medication use. RESULTS Among the 1,446 men and 1,628 women who completed the ICIQ (mean age 73.7 years [SD 8.4]), OAB was present in 31.6% of men and 38.9% of women. With no antihypertensive medication use, OAB was not associated with SBP or DBP in both men and women after adjusting for covariates. However, among the 894 men and 981 women on antihypertensive medication, OAB was associated with higher SBP among men (4.04 mm Hg; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02, 7.06) but not among women (-0.67 mm Hg; 95% CI -3.79, 2.46) while DBP did not differ by OAB presence in men or women. In addition, OAB was also associated with lower odds of BP control among men (odds ratio [OR] 0.69; 95% CI 0.49, 0.96) but not women (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.71, 1.30). CONCLUSIONS Among men, OAB is associated with lower odds of BP control which suggests that OAB may impede hypertension management.
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- Aelia Akbar
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
- Department of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Brubaker L, Gourdine JPF, Siddiqui NY, Holland A, Halverson T, Limeria R, Pride D, Ackerman L, Forster CS, Jacobs KM, Thomas-White KJ, Putonti C, Dong Q, Weinstein M, Lukacz ES, Karstens L, Wolfe AJ. Forming Consensus To Advance Urobiome Research. mSystems 2021; 6:e0137120. [PMID: 34282932 PMCID: PMC8409733 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01371-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Urobiome research has the potential to advance the understanding of a wide range of diseases, including lower urinary tract symptoms and kidney disease. Many scientific areas have benefited from early research method consensus to facilitate the greater, common good. This consensus document, developed by a group of expert investigators currently engaged in urobiome research (UROBIOME 2020 conference participants), aims to promote standardization and advances in this field by the adoption of common core research practices. We propose a standardized nomenclature as well as considerations for specimen collection, preservation, storage, and processing. Best practices for urobiome study design include our proposal for standard metadata elements as part of core metadata collection. Although it is impractical to follow fixed analytical procedures when analyzing urobiome data, we propose guidelines to document and report data originating from urobiome studies. We offer this first consensus document with every expectation of subsequent revision as our field progresses.
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- Linda Brubaker
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Oregon Clinical & Translational Research Institute (OCTRI), Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Loyola Genomics Facility, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Urology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
- Department of Biology, Bioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
- Center for Biomedical Informatics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Zymo Research, Irvine, California, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
- Loyola Genomics Facility, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Burnett LA, Hochstedler BR, Weldon K, Wolfe AJ, Brubaker L. Recurrent urinary tract infection: Association of clinical profiles with urobiome composition in women. Neurourol Urodyn 2021; 40:1479-1489. [PMID: 34036621 DOI: 10.1002/nau.24707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIMS Clinical profiles of women with recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI) are correlated with their urinary microbes. METHODS This IRB-approved, cross-sectional study enrolled adult women with RUTI. Urine samples (catheterized and voided) underwent culture by expanded quantitative urine culture (EQUC) and standard urine culture (SUC) methods. A validated symptom questionnaire, relevant clinical variables, and EQUC were used to identify symptom clusters and detect associations with specific urinary microbes. RESULTS Most (36/43) participants were postmenopausal; the average age was 67 years. 51% reported vaginal estrogen use; 51% reported sexual activity. Although single symptoms were not associated with specific urinary microbes, EQUC results were correlated with five distinct clinical profile clusters: Group A: odor, cloudiness, and current vaginal estrogen use (no culture result association). Group B: frequency, low back pain, incomplete emptying, and vaginal estrogen (significantly increased proportion of Lactobacillus-positive cultures). Group C: pain/burning, odor, cloudiness, and urgency (high proportions of UTI-associated microbe-positive cultures). Group D: frequency, urgency, pain/burning, and current vaginal estrogen use (increased number of no growth cultures). Group E: frequency, urgency, pain/burning, odor, overactive bladder, and sexually active (significantly increased proportion of Klebsiella-positive cultures). CONCLUSIONS Distinct clinical profiles are associated with specific urinary microbes in women with RUTI. Refined assessments of clinical profiles may provide useful insights that could inform diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.
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- Lindsey A Burnett
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Shoham DA, Wang Z, Lindberg S, Chu H, Brubaker L, Brady SS, Coyne-Beasley T, Fitzgerald CM, Gahagan S, Harlow BL, Joinson C, Low LK, Markland AD, Newman DK, Smith AL, Stapleton A, Sutcliffe S, Berry A. School Toileting Environment, Bullying, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in a Population of Adolescent and Young Adult Girls: Preventing Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Consortium Analysis of Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Urology 2021; 151:86-93. [PMID: 32679271 PMCID: PMC8074340 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To examine whether the school toilet environment at age 13, including bullying at toilets, is associated with female lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) at ages 13 and 19, as little is known about the association among school toilet environment, voiding behaviors, and LUTS in adolescent girls. METHODS The sample comprised 3962 female participants from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. At age 13, participants reported on 7 school toilet environment characteristics and a range of LUTS items. At age 19, participants completed the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire. RESULTS All toilet environmental factors were associated with at least 1 LUTS outcome at age 13. Holding behavior was associated with all school toilet environmental factors, with odds ratios ranging from 1.36 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05, 1.76) for dirty toilets to 2.38 (95% CI: 1.60, 3.52) for feeling bullied at toilets. Bullying was associated with all daytime LUTS symptoms and nocturia; odds ratios ranged from 1.60 (95% CI: 1.04, 2.07) for nocturia to 2.90 (95% CI: 1.77, 4.75) for urgency. Associations between age 13 school toilets and age 19 LUTS were in the same direction as age 13 LUTS. CONCLUSION This is the first examination of associations between school toilets and LUTS. Toileting environments were cross-sectionally associated with LUTS in adolescent girls. While further work is needed to determine whether these associations are causal, school toilet environments are modifiable and thus a promising target for LUTS prevention.
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- David A Shoham
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL.
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Academic General Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA
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- University of Michigan School of Nursing, Women's Studies, Dept. Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Traditionally, the healthy urinary bladder has been considered to be sterile. Several teams have used metagenomic (DNA-dependent) and metaculturomic (culture-dependent) methods to debunk this longstanding dogma. In fact, resident microbial communities (urobiome) have been detected in both adult females and males. Although the field is young, several observations have been made. For example, the urobiome differs between men and women, likely due to anatomical and hormonal differences. Importantly, the urobiome has been associated with a variety of lower urinary tract disorders, including overactive bladder and post-operative urinary tract infection, raising the possibility that clinicians might one day treat symptoms by modifying the urobiome instead of killing the suspected uropathogen. Little is known concerning the relationship between the urobiome and host genetics; so far, only a single paper has reported such a study. However, major efforts have gone into understanding the genomics of the urobiome itself, a process facilitated by the fact that many urobiome studies have used metaculturomic methods to detect and identify microbes. In this narrative review, we will introduce the urobiome with separate sections on the female and male urobiomes, discuss challenges specific to the urobiome, describe newly discovered associations between the urobiome and lower urinary tract symptoms, and highlight the one study that has attempted to relate host genetics and the urobiome. We will finish with a section on how metagenomic surveys and whole genome sequencing of bacterial isolates are improving our understanding of the urobiome and its relationship to lower urinary tract health and disorders.
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- L Brubaker
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Bioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Center for Biomedical Informatics, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, 60089, USA.
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Mores CR, Price TK, Wolff B, Halverson T, Limeira R, Brubaker L, Mueller ER, Putonti C, Wolfe AJ. Genomic relatedness and clinical significance of Streptococcus mitis strains isolated from the urogenital tract of sexual partners. Microb Genom 2021; 7:mgen000535. [PMID: 33629947 PMCID: PMC8190612 DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Research into the lower urinary tract (LUT) microbiota has primarily focused on its relationship to LUT symptoms (LUTS), taking snapshots of these communities in individuals with and without LUTS. While certain bacterial taxa have been associated with LUTS, or the lack thereof, the temporal dynamics of this community were largely unknown. Recently, we conducted a longitudinal study and found that vaginal intercourse resulted in a shift in species richness and diversity within the LUT microbiota. This is particularly relevant as frequent vaginal intercourse is a major risk factor for urinary tract infection (UTI) in premenopausal women (Aydin et al. Int Urogynecol J 2015;26:795-804). To further investigate the relationship between vaginal intercourse and LUT microbiota, here we present the results of a 3 week study in which daily urogenital specimens were collected from a female participant and her male sexual partner. Consistent with our previous findings, the LUT microbiota changed after vaginal intercourse, most notably a high abundance of Streptococcus mitis was observed post-coitus. We isolated and sequenced S. mitis from both sexual partners finding that: (i) the S. mitis isolates from the female partner's urogenital tract were genomically similar throughout the duration of the study, and (ii) they were related to one isolate from the male partner's oral cavity collected at the end of the study, suggesting transmission between the two individuals. We hypothesize that blooms in S. mitis after vaginal intercourse may play a role in coitus-related UTI. We found that a S. mitis isolate, in contrast to a Lactobacillus jensenii isolate displaced after vaginal intercourse, cannot inhibit the growth of uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Thus, this bloom in S. mitis may provide a window of opportunity for a uropathogen to colonize the LUT.
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- Carine R. Mores
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Present address: Department of Biology, Institute of Microbiology and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Present address: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Present address: Swedish Hospital, NorthShore University, Suite 605, 5140 N California Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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- Loyola Genomics Facility, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Bioinformatics Program, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60660, USA
- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60660, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Brubaker L, Luu S, Hoffman K, Wood A, Navarro Cagigas M, Yao Q, Petrosino J, Fisher W, Van Buren G. Microbiome changes associated with acute and chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review. Pancreatology 2021; 21:1-14. [PMID: 33376062 PMCID: PMC7869754 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Altered intestinal microbiota has been reported in pancreatic disorders, however, it remains unclear whether these changes alter the course of disease in patients with acute (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP), or whether these disease states alter the environment to enable pathogenic microbial composition changes to occur. We undertook a systematic review to characterize the gut microbiome in pancreatitis patients. METHODS MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for studies on microbiota in pancreatitis published from January 1, 2000 to June 5, 2020. Animal studies, reviews, case reports, and non-English articles were excluded. A frequency analysis was performed for outcomes reported in ≥2 studies and studies were analyzed for risk of bias and quality of evidence. RESULTS 22 papers met inclusion criteria; 15 included AP, 7 included CP. No studies were appropriately designed to assess whether alterations in the gut microbiome exacerbate pancreatitis or develop as a result of pancreatitis. We did identify several patterns of microbiome changes that are associated with pancreatitis. The gut microbiome demonstrated decreased alpha diversity in 3/3 A P studies and 3/3 C P studies. Beta diversity analysis revealed differences in bacterial community composition in the gut microbiome in 2/2 A P studies and 3/3 C P studies. Functionally, gut microbiome changes were associated with infectious pathways in AP and CP. Several studies suffered from high risk of bias and inadequate quality. CONCLUSIONS Detecting differences in microbial composition associated with AP and CP may represent a diagnostic tool. Appropriately controlled longitudinal studies are needed to determine whether microbiome changes are causative or reactive in pancreatitis.
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- L Brubaker
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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Price TK, Lin H, Gao X, Thomas-White KJ, Hilt EE, Mueller ER, Wolfe AJ, Dong Q, Brubaker L. Bladder bacterial diversity differs in continent and incontinent women: a cross-sectional study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 223:729.e1-729.e10. [PMID: 32380174 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Since the discovery of the bladder microbiome (urobiome), interest has grown in learning whether urobiome characteristics have a role in clinical phenotyping and provide opportunities for novel therapeutic approaches for women with common forms of urinary incontinence. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the bladder urobiome differs among women in the control cohort and women affected by urinary incontinence by assessing associations between urinary incontinence status and the cultured urobiome. STUDY DESIGN With institutional review board oversight, urine specimens from 309 adult women were collected through transurethral catheterization. These women were categorized into 3 cohorts (continent control, stress urinary incontinence [SUI], and urgency urinary incontinence [UUI]) based on their responses to the validated Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) questionnaire. Among 309 women, 150 were in the continent control cohort, 50 were in the SUI cohort, and 109 were in the UUI cohort. Symptom severity was assessed by subscale scoring with the Urinary Distress Inventory (UDI), subscale of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory. Microbes were assessed by expanded quantitative urine culture protocol, which detects the most common bladder microbes (bacteria and yeast). Microbes were identified to the species level by matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Alpha diversity indices were calculated for culture-positive samples and compared across the 3 cohorts. The correlations of UDI scores, alpha diversity indices, and species abundance were estimated. RESULTS Participants had a mean age of 53 years (range 22-90); most were whites (65%). Women with urinary incontinence were slightly older (control, 47; SUI, 54; UUI, 61). By design, UDI symptom scores differed (control, 8.43 [10.1]; SUI, 97.95 [55.36]; UUI, 93.71 [49.12]; P<.001). Among 309 participants, 216 (70%) had expanded quantitative urine culture-detected bacteria; furthermore, the urinary incontinence cohorts had a higher detection frequency than the control cohort (control, 57%; SUI, 86%; UUI, 81%; P<.001). In addition, the most frequently detected species among the cohorts were as follows: continent control, Lactobacillus iners (12.7%), Streptococcus anginosus (12.7%), L crispatus (10.7%), and L gasseri (10%); SUI, S anginosus (26%), L iners (18%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (18%), and L jensenii (16%); and UUI, S anginosus (30.3%), L gasseri (22%), Aerococcus urinae (18.3%), and Gardnerella vaginalis (17.4%). However, only Actinotignum schaalii (formerly Actinobaculum schaalii), A urinae, A sanguinicola, and Corynebacterium lipophile group were found at significantly higher mean abundances in 1 of the urinary incontinence cohorts when compared with the control cohort (Wilcoxon rank sum test; P<.02), and no individual genus differed significantly between the 2 urinary incontinence cohorts. Both urinary incontinence cohorts had increased alpha diversity similar to continent control cohort with indices of species richness, but not evenness, strongly associated with urinary incontinence. CONCLUSION In adult women, the composition of the culturable bladder urobiome is associated with urinary incontinence, regardless of common incontinence subtype. Detection of more unique living microbes was associated with worsening incontinence symptom severity. Culturable species richness was significantly greater in the urinary incontinence cohorts than in the continent control cohort.
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- Travis K Price
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
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Thomas-White K, Taege S, Limeira R, Brincat C, Joyce C, Hilt EE, Mac-Daniel L, Radek KA, Brubaker L, Mueller ER, Wolfe AJ. Vaginal estrogen therapy is associated with increased Lactobacillus in the urine of postmenopausal women with overactive bladder symptoms. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020; 223:727.e1-727.e11. [PMID: 32791124 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous work has shown that the vaginal microbiome decreases in Lactobacillus predominance and becomes more diverse after menopause. It has also been shown that estrogen therapy restores Lactobacillus dominance in the vagina and that topical estrogen is associated with overactive bladder symptom improvement. We now know that the bladder contains a unique microbiome and that increased bladder microbiome diversity is associated with overactive bladder. However, there is no understanding of how quickly each pelvic floor microbiome responds to estrogen or if those changes are associated with symptom improvement. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine if estrogen treatment of postmenopausal women with overactive bladder decreases urobiome diversity. STUDY DESIGN We analyzed data from postmenopausal participants in 2 trials (NCT02524769 and NCT02835846) who chose vaginal estrogen as the primary overactive bladder treatment and used 0.5 g of conjugated estrogen (Premarin cream; Pfizer, New York City, NY) twice weekly for 12 weeks. Baseline and 12-week follow-up data included the Overactive Bladder questionnaire, and participants provided urine samples via catheter, vaginal swabs, perineal swabs, and voided urine samples. Microbes were detected by an enhanced culture protocol. Linear mixed models were used to estimate microbiome changes over time. Urinary antimicrobial peptide activity was assessed by a bacterial growth inhibition assay and correlated with relative abundance of members of the urobiome. RESULTS In this study, 12 weeks of estrogen treatment resulted in decreased microbial diversity within the vagina (Shannon, P=.047; Richness, P=.043) but not in the other niches. A significant increase in Lactobacillus was detected in the bladder (P=.037) but not in the vagina (P=.33), perineum (P=.56), or voided urine (P=.28). The change in Lactobacillus levels in the bladder was associated with modest changes in urgency incontinence symptoms (P=.02). The relative abundance of the genus Corynebacterium correlated positively with urinary antimicrobial peptide activity after estrogen treatment. CONCLUSION Estrogen therapy may change the microbiome of different pelvic floor niches. The vagina begins to decrease in diversity, and the bladder experiences a significant increase in Lactobacillus levels; the latter is correlated with a modest improvement in the symptom severity subscale of the Overactive Bladder questionnaire.
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- Krystal Thomas-White
- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Mount Carmel Medical Group, Mount Carmel Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor, Westerville, OH
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Loyola Genomics Facility, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Public Health Sciences, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology and Urology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL
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- Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL; Loyola Genomics Facility, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL.
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Siegel L, Rudser K, Sutcliffe S, Markland A, Brubaker L, Gahagan S, Stapleton AE, Chu H. A Bayesian multivariate meta-analysis of prevalence data. Stat Med 2020; 39:3105-3119. [PMID: 32510638 PMCID: PMC7571488 DOI: 10.1002/sim.8593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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When conducting a meta-analysis involving prevalence data for an outcome with several subtypes, each of them is typically analyzed separately using a univariate meta-analysis model. Recently, multivariate meta-analysis models have been shown to correspond to a decrease in bias and variance for multiple correlated outcomes compared with univariate meta-analysis, when some studies only report a subset of the outcomes. In this article, we propose a novel Bayesian multivariate random effects model to account for the natural constraint that the prevalence of any given subtype cannot be larger than that of the overall prevalence. Extensive simulation studies show that this new model can reduce bias and variance when estimating subtype prevalences in the presence of missing data, compared with standard univariate and multivariate random effects models. The data from a rapid review on occupation and lower urinary tract symptoms by the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium are analyzed as a case study to estimate the prevalence of urinary incontinence and several incontinence subtypes among women in suspected high risk work environments.
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- Lianne Siegel
- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
- Birmingham Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center at the Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Child Development and Community Health, Department of Pediatrics„ University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Division of Allergy and Infectious Disease, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Linda Brubaker
- University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
- Associate Editor, JAMA
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Wolfe AJ, Brubaker L. Ur-ine Old Age: Urinary Microbiome of Older Community Dwelling Women. Cell Host Microbe 2020; 28:149-151. [PMID: 32791105 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2020.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Adebayo et al. (2020) examine the urobiome of older community-dwelling women within the TwinUK Cohort. They define a core genitourinary microbiome for older women with many heritable microbial taxa. Some taxa appear to co-occur, suggesting the existence of specific microbial consortia.
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- Alan J Wolfe
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Brady SS, Brubaker L, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Lewis CE, Lewis J, Lowder JL, Nodora J, Stapleton A, Palmer MH. Development of Conceptual Models to Guide Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy: Synthesizing Traditional and Contemporary Paradigms. Health Promot Pract 2020; 21:510-524. [PMID: 31910039 PMCID: PMC7869957 DOI: 10.1177/1524839919890869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This applied paper is intended to serve as a "how to" guide for public health researchers, practitioners, and policy makers who are interested in building conceptual models to convey their ideas to diverse audiences. Conceptual models can provide a visual representation of specific research questions. They also can show key components of programs, practices, and policies designed to promote health. Conceptual models may provide improved guidance for prevention and intervention efforts if they are based on frameworks that integrate social ecological and biological influences on health and incorporate health equity and social justice principles. To enhance understanding and utilization of this guide, we provide examples of conceptual models developed by the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. PLUS is a transdisciplinary U.S. scientific network established by the National Institutes of Health in 2015 to promote bladder health and prevent lower urinary tract symptoms, an emerging public health and prevention priority. The PLUS Research Consortium is developing conceptual models to guide its prevention research agenda. Research findings may in turn influence future public health practices and policies. This guide can assist others in framing diverse public health and prevention science issues in innovative, potentially transformative ways.
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Schmitz KH, Bavendam T, Brady SS, Brubaker L, Burgio K, Harlow BL, James A, Lukacz ES, Miller JM, Newman DK, Palmer MH, Rudser K, Sutcliffe S. Is the juice worth the squeeze? Transdisciplinary team science in bladder health. Neurourol Urodyn 2020; 39:1601-1611. [PMID: 32320497 DOI: 10.1002/nau.24357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS Prior research on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) has focused on the treatment and management of these conditions with scant attention to prevention. The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium was formed to address the complexities of preventing LUTS and promoting bladder health. METHODS Herein, we describe challenges faced and strategies used to develop the PLUS Research Consortium into an engaged and productive transdisciplinary scientific team. We apply four previously defined team science phases (development, conceptualization, implementation, and translation) to frame our progress. RESULTS Strategies to progress through the development phase included the generation of a shared mission, and valuing of other disciplinary perspectives. The conceptualization phase included generating a shared language and developing a team transdisciplinary orientation. During the implementation phase, the group developed roles and procedures and focused on conflict management. The translation phase includes continued refinement of the mission and goals, implementation of research protocols, and robust dissemination of the scientific work products related to bladder health. CONCLUSION A diverse group has matured into a productive transdisciplinary team science consortium. Achieving this outcome required dedicated effort for each member to engage in activities that often required more time than single discipline research activities. Provision of the necessary time and tools has fostered a transdisciplinary team science culture and rich research agenda that reflects the complexity of the health issue to be addressed. Our experience may be useful for others embarking on team science projects.
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- Kathryn H Schmitz
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Women's Urologic Health, National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Division of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego, San Diego, California
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- Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham, Alabama
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Hardacker CT, Baccellieri A, Mueller ER, Brubaker L, Hutchins G, Zhang JLY, Hebert-Beirne J. Reply to Comment on Hardacker, C.T.; Baccellieri, A.; Mueller, E.R.; Brubaker, L.; Hutchins, G.; Zhang, J.L.Y.; Hebert-Beirne, J. Bladder Health Experiences, Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexual and Gender Minorities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3170. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17:ijerph17072458. [PMID: 32260452 PMCID: PMC7177310 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17072458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Cecilia T. Hardacker
- Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL 60613, USA; (C.T.H.); (J.L.Y.Z.)
- Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (A.B.); (G.H.)
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA;
- Departments of Urology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA;
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- Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (A.B.); (G.H.)
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- Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA; (A.B.); (G.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1312-3550-887
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Smith AL, Rickey LM, Brady SS, Fok CS, Lowder JL, Markland AD, Mueller ER, Sutcliffe S, Bavendam TG, Brubaker L. Laying the Foundation for Bladder Health Promotion in Women and Girls. Urology 2020; 150:227-233. [PMID: 32197984 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Prevention strategies have been effective in many areas of human health, yet have not been utilized for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or bladder health (BH). This commentary outlines LUTS prevention research initiatives underway within the NIH-sponsored Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium (PLUS). Prevention science involves the systematic study of factors associated with health and health problems, termed protective and risk factors, respectively. PLUS is enhancing traditional prevention science approaches through use of: (1) a transdisciplinary team science approach, (2) both qualitative and quantitative research methodology (mixed methodology), and (3) community engagement. Important foundational work of PLUS includes development of clear definitions of both BH and disease, as well as a BH measurement instrument that will be validated for use in the general population, adolescents, and Latinx and Spanish-speaking women.1 The BH measurement instrument will be used in an upcoming nationally-representative cohort study that will measure BH and investigate risk and protective factors. PLUS investigators also developed a conceptual framework to guide their research agenda; this framework organizes a broad array of candidate risk and protective factors that can be studied across the life course of girls and women.1 As PLUS begins to fill existing knowledge gaps with new information, its efforts will undoubtedly be complemented by outside investigators to further advance the science of LUTS prevention and BH across additional populations. Once the BH community has broadened its understanding of modifiable risk and protective factors, intervention studies will be necessary to test LUTS prevention strategies and support public health efforts. LUTS providers may be able to translate this evolving evidence for individual patients under their care and act as BH advocates in their local communities.
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- Ariana L Smith
- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Department of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Birmingham, AL
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Urology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago IL
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Urology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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Price TK, Hilt EE, Thomas-White K, Mueller ER, Wolfe AJ, Brubaker L. The urobiome of continent adult women: a cross-sectional study. BJOG 2019; 127:193-201. [PMID: 31469215 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.15920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterise the bladder microbiota of continent adult women. DESIGN Cross-sectional study of adult women who contributed catheterised urine samples, completed validated symptom questionnaires, and provided demographic data. SETTING US academic medical centre. POPULATION Well-characterised continent adult women. METHODS Participants contributed symptoms questionnaires, demographic data, and catheterised urine samples that were analysed by enhanced urine culture methodology and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Associations between demographics and microbial community state structures (urotypes, defined by the dominant taxon of each specimen). RESULTS The bladder microbiota (urobiome) of a control group of 224 continent women were characterised, demonstrating variability in terms of urotype. The most common urotype was Lactobacillus (19%), which did not differ with any demographic. In contrast, the Gardnerella (P < 0.001) and Escherichia (P = 0.005) urotypes were more common in younger and older women, respectively. CONCLUSIONS For urobiome research, enhanced culture methods and/or DNA sequencing are the preferred techniques for bacterial detection. The interpretation of clinical tests, such as the standard urine culture, should incorporate the knowledge that some women have Gardnerella or Escherichia urotypes without evidence of any clinical disorder. Clinical care strategies should preserve or restore the beneficial effects of the native urobiome, as disruption of that microbial community could result in unintended vulnerability to uropathogen invasion or opportunistic pathogen overgrowth. Longitudinal studies of urobiome responses to therapies should be encouraged. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT In continent adult women bladder microbiome composition differs by age, with relevance for clinical practice.
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- T K Price
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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Jung CE, Chopyk J, Shin JH, Lukacz ES, Brubaker L, Schwanemann LK, Knight R, Wolfe AJ, Pride DT. Benchmarking urine storage and collection conditions for evaluating the female urinary microbiome. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13409. [PMID: 31527753 PMCID: PMC6746804 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49823-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Standardized conditions for collection, preservation and storage of urine for microbiome research have not been established. We aimed to identify the effects of the use of preservative AssayAssure® (AA), and the effects of storage time and temperatures on reproducibility of urine microbiome results. We sequenced the V3-4 segment of the 16S rRNA gene to characterize the bacterial community in the urine of a cohort of women. Each woman provided a single voided urine sample, which was divided into aliquots and stored with and without AA, at three different temperatures (room temperature [RT], 4 °C, or -20 °C), and for various time periods up to 4 days. There were significant microbiome differences in urine specimens stored with and without AA at all temperatures, but the most significant differences were observed in alpha diversity (estimated number of taxa) at RT. Specimens preserved at 4 °C and -20 °C for up to 4 days with or without AA had no significant alpha diversity differences. However, significant alpha diversity differences were observed in samples stored without AA at RT. Generally, there was greater microbiome preservation with AA than without AA at all time points and temperatures, although not all results were statistically significant. Addition of AA preservative, shorter storage times, and colder temperatures are most favorable for urinary microbiome reproducibility.
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- Carrie E Jung
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 92093, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 92093, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 92093, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA
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- Departments of Pediatrics, Bioengineering, and Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 92093, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, 601534, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, 92093, USA.
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Barber MD, Brubaker L, Nygaard I, Wai CY, Dyer KY, Ellington D, Sridhar A, Gantz MG. Pain and activity after vaginal reconstructive surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019; 221:233.e1-233.e16. [PMID: 31201809 PMCID: PMC7250460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about short- and long-term pain and functional activity after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse. OBJECTIVE The objectives of the study were to describe postoperative pain and functional activity after transvaginal native tissue reconstructive surgery with apical suspension and retropubic synthetic midurethral sling and to compare these outcomes between patients receiving 2 common transvaginal prolapse repairs, uterosacral ligament, and sacrospinous ligament vaginal vault suspension. STUDY DESIGN This planned secondary analysis of a 2 × 2 factorial randomized trial included 374 women randomized to receive uterosacral (n = 188) or sacrospinous (n = 186) vaginal vault suspension to treat both stages 2-4 apical vaginal prolapse and stress urinary incontinence between 2008 and 2013 at 9 medical centers. Participants were also randomized to receive perioperative pelvic muscle therapy or usual care. All patients received transvaginal native tissue repairs and a midurethral sling. Participants completed the Surgical Pain Scales (0-10 numeric rating scales; higher scores = greater pain) and Activity Assessment Scale (0-100; higher score = higher activity) prior to surgery and at 2 weeks, 4-6 weeks, and 3 months postoperatively. The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey was completed at baseline and 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery; the bodily pain, physical functioning, and role-physical subscales were used for this analysis (higher scores = less disability). Self-reported pain medication use was also collected. RESULTS Before surgery, average pain at rest and during normal activity were (adjusted mean ± SE) 2.24 ± 0.23 and 2.76 ± 0.25; both increased slightly from baseline at 2 weeks (+0.65, P = .004, and +0.74, P = .007, respectively) and then decreased below baseline at 3 months (-0.87 and -1.14, respectively, P < .001), with no differences between surgical groups. Pain during exercise/strenuous activity and worst pain decreased below baseline levels at 4-6 weeks (-1.26, P = .014, and -0.95, P = .002) and 3 months (-1.97 and -1.50, P < .001) without differences between surgical groups. Functional activity as measured by the Activity Assessment Scale improved from baseline at 4-6 weeks (+9.24, P < .001) and 3 months (+13.79, P < .001). The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey Bodily Pain, Physical Functioning, and Role-Physical Scales demonstrated significant improvements from baseline at 6, 12, and 24 months (24 months: +5.62, +5.79, and +4.72, respectively, P < .001 for each) with no differences between groups. Use of narcotic pain medications was reported by 14.3% of participants prior to surgery and 53.7% at 2 and 26.1% at 4-6 weeks postoperatively; thereafter use was similar to baseline rates until 24 months when it decreased to 6.8%. Use of nonnarcotic pain medication was reported by 48.1% of participants prior to surgery, 68.7% at 2 weeks, and similar to baseline at 3 months; thereafter use dropped steadily to 26.6% at 2 years. Uterosacral ligament suspension resulted in less new or worsening buttock pain than sacrospinous suspension at 4-6 weeks postoperatively (4.6% vs 10.5%, P = .043) but no difference in groin or thigh pain. CONCLUSION Pain and functional activity improve for up to 2 years after native tissue reconstructive surgery with uterosacral or sacrospinous vaginal vault suspension and midurethral sling for stages 2-4 pelvic organ prolapse. On average, immediate postoperative pain is low and improves to below baseline levels by 4-6 weeks.
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- Matthew D Barber
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC.
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California-San Diego, San Diego CA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas-Southwestern, Dallas TX
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham AL
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- Department of Social, Statistical, and Environmental Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- Department of Social, Statistical, and Environmental Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
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Hardacker CT, Baccellieri A, Mueller ER, Brubaker L, Hutchins G, Zhang JLY, Hebert-Beirne J. Bladder Health Experiences, Perceptions and Knowledge of Sexual and Gender Minorities. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16173170. [PMID: 31480302 PMCID: PMC6747507 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16173170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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While recent efforts have been made to understand the bladder health experiences, perceptions, and knowledge of cisgender adolescent females and women, virtually nothing is known about the bladder health experiences of people who identify as sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). A community-based participatory research approach using a focus group methodology to engage 36 adult participants who identify as SGM, including individuals who identify as gender non-conforming, queer, transgender (trans) men, or lesbian, in one of six focus group discussions on bladder health. Using directed content qualitative data analysis from the six unique focus groups, three interrelated themes were revealed: gender socialization of voiding behavior and toilet environment culture producing identity threats, and risks to gender affirmation; consequences of hetero-cis normative bathroom infrastructure necessitating adaptive voiding behaviors; and, physical and psychosocial consequences of chronic anxiety and fear are associated with voiding experiences. Insight on how SGMs navigate voiding behaviors, toilet experiences, and health care seeking is needed to assure that bladder health promotion activities are inclusive of this population's needs.
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- Cecilia T Hardacker
- Howard Brown Health, Chicago, IL 60613, USA
- Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
- Departments of Urology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Brubaker L, Jelovsek JE, Lukacz ES, Balgobin S, Ballard A, Weidner AC, Gantz MG, Whitworth R, Mazloomdoost D. Recruitment and retention: A randomized controlled trial of video-enhanced versus standard consent processes within the E-OPTIMAL study. Clin Trials 2019; 16:481-489. [PMID: 31347384 DOI: 10.1177/1740774519865541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS In this study, we compared two research consent techniques: a standardized video plus usual consent and usual consent alone. METHODS Individuals who completed 24-month outcomes (completers) in the Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss study were invited to participate in an extended, longitudinal follow-up study (extended Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss). Potential participants who were (1) able to provide consent and (2) not in long-term care facilities were randomized 1:1 to a standardized video detailing the importance of long-term follow-up studies of pelvic floor disorders followed by the usual institutional consent process versus the usual consent process alone. Randomization, stratified by site, used randomly permuted blocks. The primary outcome was the proportion of participants who enrolled in the extended study and completed data collection events 5 years after surgery. Secondary outcomes included the proportion enrolled in the extended study, completion of follow-up at each study year, completion of data collection points, completion of in-person visits, and completion of quality of life calls. Motivation and barriers to enrollment (study-level and personal-level) and satisfaction with the study consent process were measured by questionnaire prior to recruitment into extended Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss. Groups were compared using an intention-to-treat principle, using unadjusted Student's t-test (continuous) and chi-square or Fisher's exact (categorical) test. A sample size of 340 (170/group) was estimated to detect a 15% difference in enrollment and study completion between groups with p < 0.05. RESULTS Of the 327 Operations and Pelvic Muscle Training in the Management of Apical Support Loss completers, 305 were randomized to the consent process study (153 video vs 152 no video). Groups were similar in demographics, surgical treatment, and outcomes. The overall rate of extended study enrollment was high, without significant differences between groups (video 92.8% vs no video 94.1%, p = 0.65). There were no significant differences in the primary outcome (video 79.1% vs no video 75.7%, p = 0.47) or in any secondary outcomes. Being "very satisfied" overall with study information (97.7% vs 88.5%, p = 0.01); "strong agreement" for feeling informed about the study (81.3% vs 70.8%, p = 0.06), understanding the study purpose (83.6% vs 71.0%, p = 0.02), nature and extent (82.8% vs 70.2%, p = 0.02), and potential societal benefits (82.8% vs 67.9%, p = 0.01); and research coordinator/study nurse relationship being "very important" (72.7% vs 63.4%, p = 0.03) were better in the video compared to the no video consent group. CONCLUSION The extended study had high enrollment; most participants completed most study tasks during the 3-year observational extension, regardless of the use of video to augment research consent. The video was associated with a higher proportion of participants reporting improved study understanding and relationship with study personnel.
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- Linda Brubaker
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections and affect up to 50% of women in their lifetime, with almost half of these women experiencing a recurrence in 6-12 months. Menopause predisposes women to recurrent UTI (rUTI), as normally lower levels of estrogen lead to changes in the urogenital epithelium and subsequently urogenital microbiome. The recently discovered urobiome is now known to have different compositions in both healthy and unhealthy bladders, including a role in the pathophysiology of rUTI, and may be a therapeutic target for prevention and treatment options for rUTI. In postmenopausal women with frequent UTI, the diagnosis of acute UTI should be made using a combination of the symptom assessment and urine diagnostic studies. The choice of UTI antibiotic should include consideration of efficacy, collateral effects, and side-effects. Some women may be candidates for self-start therapy, in which the patient accurately recognizes her UTI symptoms and then starts previously prescribed antibiotics. A large component of the management of women with rUTI is prevention. Urobiome research for bladder health and disease is a young field of investigation with significant potential to improve care for postmenopausal women affected by rUTI through novel, evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies.
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- Carrie Jung
- a Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery , University of California San Diego , La Jolla , CA , USA
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- a Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery , University of California San Diego , La Jolla , CA , USA
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