C Difficile

SJT demonstrates remarkable efficacy in treating CDI in mice by not only effectively combating the infection but also restoring the intricate balance of gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism. Furthermore, promising indications suggest that SJT may have the potential to prevent CDI recurrence. Thes …

Our study highlights the dominance of Toxin EIA-negative CDI specimens in a clinical setting and the high frequency of known virulent ribotypes in these specimens. Therefore, a careful reevaluation of the clinical relevance of diagnostically-discrepant specimens particularly in the context of missed …

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Kari A. Mergenhagen, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, discusses the potential of doxycycline in reducing C difficile infections among hospitalized patients with pneumonia. This interview delves into doxycycline's influence on patients with a prior C difficile history, demographic generalizability, exclusion criteria, and concerns regarding antibiotic resistance.

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With current first-in-line antibiotic therapy options associated with high levels of recurrent CDI, the availability of new generation targeted therapeutics can really impact treatment success. There are still unknowns about the long-term implications of these new CDI therapeutics, but efforts to ex …

Wnt signaling pathways are transmitted via 10 homologous frizzled receptors (FZD1-10) in humans. Reagents broadly inhibiting Wnt signaling pathways reduce growth and metastasis of many tumors, but their therapeutic development has been hampered by the side effect. Inhibitors targeting specific Wnt-F …

These findings highlight the predominance of HO-CDI and the need for further investigation into CO-CDI in the Indian context to identify at-risk populations. Utilizing standardized surveillance methods such as NHSN definitions can facilitate accurate disease burden estimation, trend monitoring, and …

The global microbiome therapeutics market is growing at a CAGR of 10.1% from 2022 to 2030.Pune, India, Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microbiome therapeutics, also referred to as microbiome-based therapies or interventions, are medical procedures that try to use the human microbiome's potential to treat and promote a variety of illnesses. In the healthcare and life science industries, microbiome therapeutics are a new and quickly expanding market. This market is being driven by advancements i

Our understanding of how the microbiota affects the balance between response to and failure of cancer treatment by modulating the tumour microenvironment and systemic immune system has advanced rapidly in recent years. Microbiota-targeting interventions in patients with cancer are an area of intensi …

Background: The modulating effects of probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on gut flora and their direct antitumor effects remain unclear in dirty rats with established primary liver cancer. Materials & methods: Probiotics (VSL#3), FMT or tap water were administrat …

The advent of high-throughput 'omics' technologies has improved our knowledge of gut microbiome in human health and disease, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder. Frequent bidirectional communications and mutual regulation exist between the gastrointestinal tract and the …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial disease, which is thought to be an interplay between genetic, environment, microbiota, and immune-mediated factors. Dysbiosis in the gut microbial composition, caused by antibiotics and diet, is closely related to the initiation and progression of …

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is considered to be one of the most frequent causes of bacterial infectious diarrhea in nosocomial settings. The prolonged hospitalization in bed-ridden conditions and the frequent administration of antibiotic therapy are usually encountered among the …

The diverse bacterial populations within the symbiotic microbiota play a pivotal role in both health and disease. Microbiota modulates critical aspects of tumor biology including cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. This regulation occurs through mechanisms like enhancing genomic damage, hi …

Gut microbial dysbiosis in mice after surgery is a key mechanism leading to cognition dysfunction, which disrupts the intestinal barrier and metabolic abnormalities, resulting in neuroinflammation and dendritic spine loss. Intestinal barrier damage and high level of palmitic amide in old mice may be …

Antimicrobials such as clindamycin, cephalosporins, penicillins, and fluoroquinolones have been linked with causing C diff infection in prior research.

'The Effect of Antibiotic Therapy for Clostridioides difficile Infection on Mortality and Other Patient-Relevant Outcomes' - Author's reply

Paediatric diarrhoea patients showed higher positivity rates than adult patients. Application of FAGIP for acute diarrhoea might lower unnecessary antimicrobial use.

Author Correction: Fecal microbiota transplantation plus anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in advanced melanoma: a phase I trial

In hospital settings, multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) are a major threat to patient safety. A new study has taken a different approach to eradicating MDROs. They’ve developed a method that fights microbes with other microbes.

Doxycycline is associated with a lower risk of CDI compared to azithromycin when used for atypical coverage in CAP. Thus, patients who are at such risk may benefit from doxycycline as a first-line agent for atypical coverage, rather than the use of a macrolide antibiotic, if Legionella is not of con …

Nature Medicine - Author Correction: Fecal microbiota transplantation plus anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in advanced melanoma: a phase I trial

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Nature Medicine - A low rate of Clostridioides difficile transmission within an intensive care unit supports the effectiveness of prevention practices and highlights the greater risk to carriers of...

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

While being treated for a C diff infection, a patient with COPD is found to have an irregular pulse. What does his ECG show?