Factors linked to C difficile infection in patients with IBD include IBD activity prior to infection, shorter disease ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a combination of digestive symptoms, including ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

Some people experience no symptoms at all. Checking your stool (poop) for worms or eggs is one way to confirm their presence, but other tests may be needed. Serious complications can arise with some ...

The Bliss Stool Classification System is an alternative system initially developed ... inflammatory bowel disease, history of Clostridium difficile infection and the presence of ileostomy or colostomy ...

The risk of Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with IBD is higher than in the general population. Suitable donors for experimental FMT in IBD should submit to blood, as well as stool, ...

1. Gut virome dysbiosis, primarily driven by an expansion in Caudovirales bacteriophages, is associated with the onset of gut pathologies including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel ...

If you are having surgery, you may be concerned about a bacterial infection after your procedure. While these infections are often preventable with good wound care and frequent hand washing, some ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

This indicator covers the incidence of healthcare associated infections from Clostridium difficile (C. diff). It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to ...