In a major step toward a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body's bile acids bind to ...
Opioid Use Linked to Higher Risk of C. Diff Infection, Study Finds WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Taking opioids may make some patients more likely to develop a dangerous infection, new ...
In a major step towards a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the body's bile acids bind to ...
In a review of nearly 120,000 patients, 31% taking opioids developed C. diff, compared to 17% not taking them Opioids may weaken immunity and disrupt healthy gut bacteria, making infection more likely ...
The pathogen C. diff - the most common cause of health care-associated infectious diarrhea - can use a compound that kills the human gut's resident microbes to survive and grow, giving it a ...
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