Infection News

The annual incidence of resistant nontyphoidal Salmonella infections was 40% higher in 2015 and 2016 compared with the years 2004 to 2008, according to a study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

There was a 15-fold increase of venous thromboembolism among the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease population compared with the general population, according to presenter at Digestive Disease Week.

ACG developed guidelines for the preferred management of adults with Clostridioides difficile infection, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

In this video exclusive, William D. Chey, MD, from the University of Michigan, discussed results from a pivotal phase 3 trial of vonoprazan in Helicobacter pylori infection.

Study findings from Denmark strongly indicate that Campylobacter can be sexually transmitted, said researchers, who found that the odds of infection were 14 times higher among men who have sex with men compared with control subjects.

MicroRNAs showed that fecal microbiota transplants are effective for treating infections like Clostridioides difficile infection, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.

Healio Gastroenterology presents the following reports on the most recent research on COVID-19 is gastrointestinal conditions.

The transmission of COVID-19 in endoscopy units is unlikely in settings where cases were reduced and proper use of PPE was maintained, according to research presented at ESGE Days.

In this exclusive video, Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH, director of the fecal microbiota center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discusses how FMT has transformed treatment in a number of GI conditions.

A quality improvement program reduced antibiotic use and strengthened antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.