Gastroenterology

An initial high dose or high dose escalation can work best for Clostridium difficile treatment.

FusionVu allows for the fastest and simplest real-time targeting of prostate biopsies while also providing the highest resolution in real-time guidance for them, according to Exact Imaging.

These findings provide health care decision-makers with novel information about the allocation of scarce resources relating to Clostridium difficile.

Evidence has also proven that C. difficile can be found in vegetables.

Clostridium difficile could be mutating to transfer from pets to humans.

Patients using statins had a 4.3% infection rate compared with a 7.8% rate for those not taking statins, concluding that statins may be associated with a 20% risk reduction.

Patients receiving long-term care more likely to test positive for VRE than toxigenic C. difficile.

Patients who consumed vinegar daily along with a restricted calorie diet lost more weight and saw improved BMI scores compared to those just on the diet.