Key Facts. Pseudomembranous colitis is usually caused by Clostridium difficile overgrowth after antibiotic use.; TcdA and TcdB toxins from C. difficile damage the colon and cause inflammation ...

The focus is on Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, and Clostridium difficile. Foodborne botulism results in severe and frequently fatal symptoms.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes the beta-globin chain of the hemoglobin molecule. This mutation results in the formation of sickle hemoglobin (HbS), which ...

Clostridioides difficile (formerly known as Clostridium difficile) infection, often called C. diff, is a bacterial infection in the gut. C. diff is a type of bacteria that can commonly transmit the ...

The CDC has begun using Clostridioides difficile instead of Clostridium difficile to refer to the bacterium that commonly causes infectious diarrhea, raising questions about the importance of ...

Clostridium difficile –– now called Clostridioides difficile ––is a Gram-positive spore-forming bacteria and part of the normal gut microflora in humans.

Approximately 50% of patients with SLE present with gastrointestinal symptoms, particularly non-painful palatal ulcers. 5,6 Lupus enteritis is a rare complication of SLE, diagnosed in 1% of patients ...

Clostridium difficile kills 13,000 people each year in the US alone. A new antibiotic tested in mice works better than our first-line treatments against infection – and prevents reinfection too.

Clostridium difficile causes approximately 10% to 20% of cases of antibiotics-associated diarrhea and is the main cause of antibiotics-associated colitis (50% to 75%) and pseudomembranous colitis ...

IN A symposium session presented at United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2022, experts delved into the challenges presented by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and the opportunity that ...

People with recurrent illness caused by hard-to-treat bacterium Clostridium difficile can be offered faecal transplants, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said. C. diff can ...