DIY Botox is popular on TikTok, but injecting an internet-sourced neurotoxin into your face is a gamble that can can lead to serious harms.

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 ...

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is commonly reported in individuals treated with antimicrobials or any other condition that results in intestinal dysbiosis (DI BELLA et al., 2024). This ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major challenge in controlling the spread of virulent strains of C. difficile. However, testing for C. difficile is not ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major challenge in controlling the spread of virulent strains of C. difficile. However, testing for C. difficile is not ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation has become one of the most effective treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections, but its long-term role in gastroenterology may hinge on moving ...

This valuable study by Guo and colleagues reports the inhibitory activity of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) against TcdB, a key toxin produced by Clostridioides difficile. C. difficile infections ...

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Signs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) activity, shorter duration of IBD, and previous corticosteroid use and hospitalisation were associated with Clostridioides difficile infection in patients ...

The panelist discusses how recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections involve complex differential diagnosis, including persistent infection, reinfection, and other gastrointestinal conditions.