Gastrointestinal Infections News

In this podcast episode, we interview Barry Marshall, AC, FRACP, FRS, FAA, the legendary Nobel Laureate who discovered that peptic ulcer disease was caused by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori, not excess acid.

Study data from 55 Veterans’ Affairs hospitals showed that facility-level fluroquinolone use was a significant predictor of nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infections, researchers reported in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

I just was looking for something to do during the summer hiatus after my first year in medical school. Back then, we had summers off, and students often sought medicine-related jobs to broaden their experience while earning a few dollars.

Outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli that are linked to leafy greens are more likely to occur in the spring or fall, even though leafy greens are grown year-round in the United States, study findings showed.

At the virtual Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium, the chair of the Nephrologists Transforming Dialysis Safety program discussed measures the group has taken to reduce infections for patients on dialysis.

A computerized clinical decision support tool safely improved Clostridioides difficile test stewardship at two facilities in Seattle, according to a study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Since its founding in 2018, the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity Task Force (IDA&E) has worked to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

My path into infectious diseases began in 1983 during my intern year at Grady, when patients with a new infectious disease that we now know as HIV/AIDS began showing up.

An outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections linked to red onions has spread to 47 states and involves 869 reported cases, according to the CDC.

Commercial restaurant workers often use sponges and microfiber towels to clean food contact surfaces, but these types of absorbent materials were found to harbor potentially pathogenic organisms for more than 2 weeks, researchers said.