IBD & Intestinal Disorders
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Colon section: C. diff and colorectal screening
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Antibiotic-related illness in U.S. tops 2 million annually
Major finding: Annually, 23,000 Americans die after contracting antibiotic-resistant infections.Data source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Hospital Clostridium difficile cases nearly doubled during 2000s
Major finding: The incidence of C. difficile infection in U.S. hospitals increased from 4.5 cases/1,000 hospitalizations in 2001 to 8.2 cases/1,...
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Dual therapy cuts hospitalizations, surgery in IBD
Major finding: For patients with inflammatory bowel disease, dual therapy with infliximab and an immunomodulator was associated with a 50%...
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Vedolizumab shows promise in Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis
Major finding: Six-week clinical response with vedolizumab vs. placebo for ulcerative colitis: 47.1% vs. 25.5%; 6-week clinical remission with...
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Study identifies distinct microbiome in Crohn’s intestinal submucosa
Major finding: Total bacteria counts and evidence of certain bacterial populations were significantly more common in the intestinal submucosa of...
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New biomarker predicts treatment-resistant GVHD
Major finding: Patients with high ST2 levels were 2.3 times more likely than those with low ST2 levels to develop treatment-resistant GVHD, and 3....
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Prevention: Probiotics cut C. difficile risk
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Biopsy results in celiac disease patients may predict cancer risk
Major finding: The risk of developing a lymphoproliferative malignancy (LPM) was about twofold higher among patients with celiac disease who had...