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Esther Jiménez

Researcher at Complutense University of Madrid

Publications -  64
Citations -  6498

Esther Jiménez is an academic researcher from Complutense University of Madrid. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lactobacillus salivarius & Mastitis. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 62 publications receiving 5481 citations. Previous affiliations of Esther Jiménez include Ministry of Science and Innovation.

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Is meconium from healthy newborns actually sterile

Esther Jiménez, +7 more
- 01 Apr 2008 - 
TL;DR: Bacteria were able to be isolated from umbilical cord blood of healthy neonates and from murine amniotic fluid obtained by caesarean section and suggested that term fetuses are not completely sterile and that a prenatal mother-to-child efflux of commensal bacteria may exist.
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The human milk microbiota: origin and potential roles in health and disease.

Leónides Fernández, +7 more
- 01 Mar 2013 - 
TL;DR: A review of the potential uses of probiotic bacteria for the treatment of mastitis and to inhibit mother-to-infant transfer of HIV is presented in this article, showing that selected strains isolated from breast milk can be good candidates for use as probiotics.
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Isolation of commensal bacteria from umbilical cord blood of healthy neonates born by cesarean section.

Esther Jiménez, +9 more
- 20 Sep 2005 - 
TL;DR: Investigation of presence of lactic acid bacteria in umbilical cord blood of healthy neonates born by elective cesarean section suggested that term fetuses are not completely sterile, and that a mother-to-child efflux of commensal bacteria may exist.
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Isolation of Bifidobacteria from Breast Milk and Assessment of the Bifidobacterial Population by PCR-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis and Quantitative Real-Time PCR

Rocio Martin, +6 more
- 15 Feb 2009 - 
TL;DR: Human milk seems to be a source of living bifidobacteria for the infant gut, and whether they can be transmitted to the infant Gut through breastfeeding is investigated.
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Treatment of Infectious Mastitis during Lactation: Antibiotics versus Oral Administration of Lactobacilli Isolated from Breast Milk

Rebeca Arroyo, +5 more
- 15 Jun 2010 - 
TL;DR: Women assigned to the probiotic groups improved more and had lower recurrence of mastitis than those assign to the antibiotic group, and appeared to be an efficient alternative to the use of commonly prescribed antibiotics for the treatment of infectious mastitis during lactation.