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.

The clinical spectrum of intestinal E. histolytica infection ranges from an asymptomatic carrier state to severe invasive disease. Asymptomatic cyst carriage occurs with E. histolytica as well as E.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with other maternal infections, intestinal infection and genitourinary tract infection increased the ...

High poverty rates and environmental factors contribute to the rates of intestinal infections, and a recent study found low-income neighborhoods are infected at high rates where sewage systems are in ...

Clostridioides difficile infection causes severe diarrhea and results in the death of nearly 20,000 patients in Europe each year. It is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections. When it ...

Umeå University researchers have found that among the many factors that shape the intestinal microbiota composition, diet has a much stronger impact than defensins, which are intestinal defense ...

Background and Aim: There have been no trials comparing the prophylactic effect of oral quinolone and intravenous cephalosporin antibiotics and elucidating the predictive factors for the occurrence of ...

Umeå University researchers have found that among the many factors that shape the intestinal microbiota composition, diet has a much stronger impact than defensins, which are intestinal defense ...

Intestinal infections can change the composition of liver bile, leading to changes in immune function and gut bacteria, potentially helping fight off harmful bacteria Researchers have identified a new ...