A common practice for treating patients with gastrointestinal conditions has been revised by the American Gastroenterological Association, it announced Feb. 21. The group has expanded its ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing ...

Two gastroenterologists spoke with Becker’s to discuss research challenges, advice for early-career physicians and more. Paul Feuerstadt, MD, is a practicing gastroenterologist at the ...

Clostridium difficile infections elevate the risks for colectomy, mortality and postoperative complications after a colectomy for patients with ulcerative colitis, according to NEJM Journal Watch.

Clorox Healthcare has developed a C. difficile prevention infographic based on the CDC’s recommendations. 1. Prescribe and use antibiotics carefully. Approximately 50 percent of all antibiotics given ...

FMT restores gut microbiota balance by transferring stool from healthy donors, mainly for recurrent C. difficile infections. Recent data shows FMT's high efficacy in preventing recurrent C. difficile, ...

SALT LAKE CITY – Over the past two decades there has been a sharp rise in the number and severity of infections caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile often shortened to C. diff now the most ...

Clostridioides difficile risk is significantly higher in Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is comparable to the trend observed in Western patients with IBD. There is an ...

A new study on Clostridioides difficile infections finds that choosing an alternative antibiotic for high-risk patients with pneumonia can reduce infection risk. C. diff infections can be deadly, and ...

Frozen fecal transplantation is effective at providing relief to Clostridium difficile (C. diff) patients, according to a new study co-authored by University of Guelph researchers. The study found ...

Clostridium difficile bacteria, computer illustration. C. difficile is a normal inhabitant of the human intestine, but it can become a pathogen when antibiotics disrupt the normal intestinal flora and ...

Compared with azithromycin, doxycycline was associated with reduced Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a retrospective cohort ...