New research reveals that specialized gut bacteria convert bile acids into powerful healing compounds, offering hope for ...

CDI episodes were frequently preceded by corticosteroid usage; risk was increased with recently diagnosed IBD. Krista Vitikainen, from Helsinki University Hospital, and colleagues conducted a ...

Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency <four-times daily; no signs of severe colitis), clearly induced by the use of antibiotics, may be treated by stopping the inducing ...

difficile, a notoriously difficult-to-treat bacterial infection, according to a team of researchers. The targeted treatment was as effective as human fecal transplants in mice against C.

[Optimer, Unpublished data]. Box 1. Guidelines for current treatment of Clostridium difficile infection. Antiperistaltic agents and opiates should be avoided. In general, strive to use ...

Some people often use bladder infections and urinary tract infections (UTIs) interchangeably. Both bacterial infections can make you feel like you constantly need to pee, often accompanied by a ...

difficile) infection, particularly those resistant to antibiotics. A pilot study conducted in a mouse model suggests that tagatose could offer a novel nutraceutical approach to combat this growing ...