On the left, large intestine tissue from a healthy person; on the right, from a patient with active C. difficile infection. The white areas show the cells that line the intestine (epithelial cells).

The community of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, is healthier when certain species of microbes are present, and when it contains a diverse group of microorganisms. A ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections often occur in patients with chronic inflammatory intestinal conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and in patients who have taken antibiotics for a ...

Researchers have identified a new axis of host defense by studying what happens during enteric infection -- a term that encompasses all types of intestinal infections including so called 'stomach flu.

A low-dose antibiotic developed in Leiden may stop C. difficile infections more effectively by targeting the pathogen while preserving the gut microbiome. Researchers in Leiden have developed a new ...

Resolutions to improve health typically include measures such as more exercise, a healthier diet and stopping smoking. But ...

A team of researchers led by Karina Xavier has uncovered a promising new live biotherapeutic agent that may redefine how the medical field approaches microbiota-based therapies.

A public health authority has said there is no link between eating out and a rise in notifiable infection cases in parts of Teesside. The diseases, which medical professionals are required to report ...

RIGHT? SO THE BACTERIA FROM THIS INTESTINAL INFECTION SPREADS EASILY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. AND THERE WERE MANY PARENTS AT SCHOOL PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON GOING INSIDE THOSE DOORS THAT DON’T EVEN KNOW ...