Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of healthcare-associated colitis, leading to severe illness, ...

For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), risk factors associated with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) include recent diagnosis, corticosteroid usage, and hospitalization, according ...

Outcomes of colorectal cancer hospitalization with and without coexisting nutritional anemia: A National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2016 to 2019 database study. Effect of pertinent non-demographic ...

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) is a type of bacteria that causes a range of gastrointestinal symptoms, from mild diarrhoea to life-threatening colitis. It affects the colon, which ...

A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) are highly successful in treating patients with Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection. A new ...

After biting into a chicken bone hidden inside a burrito, a routine dental infection led to antibiotic treatment that ...

Gastrointestinal tumors remain a global health challenge, with high incidence and mortality. Among them, colorectal cancer (CRC) carries the heaviest burden and serves as a key model for how the gut ...

Research led by scientists from UCLA and Harvard University has uncovered details about how the bacterium Clostridioides difficile causes excessive inflammation in the gut that can lead to potentially ...

Q: I'm not sure you'll take this question because of the subject matter, but it seems pretty important. Our dad had a fecal transplant as a last-ditch treatment for C. diff (Clostridioides difficile), ...