Further Information:

Discipline of Paediatrics
Women's and Children's Hospital
Level 2, Clarence Reiger Building
72 King William Road
North Adelaide, South Australia 5006

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Professor Jennifer Couper
Telephone: +618 8161 6242
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Recent papers published by our researchers in gut disorders and obesity

2011

Clarke MF, Davidson GP, Gold MS, Marshall HS (2011). ‘Direct and indirect impact on rotavirus positive and all-cause gastroenteritis hospitalisations in South Australian children following the introduction of rotavirus vaccination', Vaccine, vol. 29, issue 29-30, pp. 4,663-7.

Jones HF, Burt E, Dowling K, Davidson G, Brooks DA, Butler RN (2011). ‘Effect of age on fructose malabsorption in children presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms', Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 52, issue 5, pp. 581-4.

Jones HF, Davidson GP, Brooks DA, Butler RN (2011). ‘Is small-bowel bacterial overgrowth an underdiagnosed disorder in children with gastrointestinal symptoms?', Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 52, issue 5, pp. 632-4.

Loots CM, van Wijk MP, Blondeau K, Dalby K, Peeters L, Rosen R, Salvatore S, Wenzl TG, Vandenplas Y, Benninga MA, Omari TI (2011). ‘Interobserver and Intraobserver Variability in pH-Impedance Analysis between 10 Experts and Automated Analysis', Journal of Pediatrics, published online in advance of print, 19 September 2011, doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.08.017.

Loots CM, van Wijk MP, Smits MJ, Wenzl TG, Benninga MA, Omari TI (2011). ‘Measurement of mucosal conductivity by MII is a potential marker of mucosal integrity restored in infants on acid-suppression therapy', Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 53, issue 1, pp. 120-3.

Loots C, van Wijk M, van der Pol R, Smits M, Benninga M, Omari T (2011). ‘Evaluation of esophageal motility using multichannel intraluminal impedance in healthy children and children with gastroesophageal reflux: comments', Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 52, issue 6, p. 784.

Omari TI, Dejaeger E, Van Beckevoort D, Goeleven A, De Cock P, Hoffman I, Smet MH, Davidson GP, Tack J, Rommel N (2011). ‘A novel method for the nonradiological assessment of ineffective swallowing', American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol. 106, issue 10, pp. 1796-802.

Omari TI, Dejaeger E, van Beckevoort D, Goeleven A, Davidson GP, Dent J, Tack J, Rommel N (2011). ‘A method to objectively assess swallow function in adults with suspected aspiration', Gastroenterology, vol. 140, issue 5, pp. 1454-63.

Omari TI, Papathanasopoulos A, Dejaeger E, Wauters L, Scarpellini E, Vos R, Slootmaekers S, Seghers V, Cornelissen L, Goeleven A, Tack J, Rommel N (2011). ‘Reproducibility and agreement of pharyngeal automated impedance manometry with videofluoroscopy', Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, vol. 9, issue 10, pp. 862-7.

Rommel N, Omari T (2011). ‘Abnormal pharyngoesophageal function in infants and young children: diagnosis with high-resolution manometry', Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 52, supplement 1, pp. S29-30.

Tran CD, Katsikeros R, Manton N, Krebs NF, Hambidge KM, Butler RN, Davidson GP (2011). ‘Zinc homeostasis and gut function in children with celiac disease', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol.94, issue 4, pp. 1,026-32.

Tooley KL, Howarth GS, Lymn KA, Lawrence A, Butler RN (2011). ‘Oral ingestion of Streptococcus thermophilus does not affect mucositis severity or tumor progression in the tumor-bearing rat', Cancer Biology & Therapy, vol. 12, issue 2, pp. 131-8.

van Wijk MP, Blackshaw LA, Dent J, Benninga MA, Davidson GP, Omari TI (2011). ‘Distension of the esophagogastric junction augments triggering of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation', American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, vol. 301, issue 4, pp. G713-8.

van der Pol RJ, Smits MJ, van Wijk MP, Omari TI, Tabbers MM, Benninga MA (2011). ‘Efficacy of proton-pump inhibitors in children with gastroesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review',
Pediatrics, vol. 127, issue 5, pp. 925-35.

Yazbeck R, Howarth GS, Butler RN, Geier MS, Abbott CA (2011). ‘Biochemical and histological changes in the small intestine of mice with dextran sulfate sodium colitis', Journal of Cellular Physiology, vol. 226, issue 12, pp. 3,219-24.

Yazbeck R, Howarth GS, Borges L, Geier MS, Smith CL, Davidson GP, Butler RN (2011). ‘Non-invasive detection of a palifermin-mediated adaptive response following chemotherapy-induced damage to the distal small intestine of rats', Cancer Biology and Therapy, vol. 12, issue 5, pp. 399-406.