The benefits of antibiotics are well known, but the risks are not. In this video, Christian Lillis, son of Peggy Lillis, shares his personal story of losing his mother to ...

The crucial drugs can have unintended consequences. Innovative therapies could shield the microbiome from their effects.

The product is based on purified Firmicutes bacterial spores delivered in an oral capsule that is designed to encourage the regrowth of healthy bacteria after antibiotic treatment for C.

Crucially, the drug doesn’t involve the use of antibiotics, which are the standard treatment for C. diff but are known to disrupt the healthy balance of the trillions of organisms in the gut ...

Medscape Medical News, November 02, 2011 C diff Antibiotics Change Increased Postsurgery Infections An effort to reduce Clostridium difficile infection by changing antibiotic regimens led to an ...

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Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency <four-times daily; no signs of severe colitis), clearly induced by the use of antibiotics, may be treated by stopping the inducing ...

In short: The Food and Drug Administration focuses on bugs instead of patients. You probably think “antibiotic resistance” means that a bacterial infection can’t be cured by any antibiotics.

The research, published Feb. 12 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, found that the collaboration between antimicrobial stewardship physicians and pharmacists, along with the use of local ...

Antibiotics are powerful, fast-acting medications designed to eradicate bacterial infections. However, in recent years, their dependability has waned as antibiotic resistant bacteria continues to ...

A study revealed that IBD patients, particularly those with ulcerative colitis and multiple biologic treatments, face an ...