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).

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.

The human gastrointestinal tract houses roughly 100 trillion microorganisms (good bacteria). These microorganisms make up ...

This mutation reduces gut motility, promotes mild inflammation, and increases vulnerability to bacterial infections. Using a mouse model that expresses the human psoriasis-associated CARD14 mutation ...

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 ...

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 ...

A mutation previously linked to skin disorders like psoriasis may also play a surprising role in gut health, according to new research published by scientists at VIB-UGent and colleagues from UGent, ...