Most recent by Herbert L. DuPont, MD, MACP
Immunologic control measures may be key to reducing norovirus burden in HSCT recipients
Noroviruses represent the most common etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis in all age populations.
Additional research needed of post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome affects up to 15% of the general public and is one of the forms of functional bowel diseases that are defined by having no anatomic or biochemical explanation. Studies carried out in the past decade have shown that enteric infection in apparently healthy young people can trigger events that lead to functional bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
C. difficile: Microbial emergency across US hospitals without effective therapy
The rate of Clostridium difficile infection has tripled during the past 15 years, and the increase continues.
Health care planning for summer travel
We are in the summer season of travel. The traveling public and physicians give insufficient time to the preparation often needed to maintain health during a trip, particularly for international travel.