Gastroenterology
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What’s new in hepatitis C: Four themes that dominated at the Liver Meeting
BOSTON – AASLD highlights included treatment of persons who inject drugs, new directions in pangenotypic therapy,...
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Geriatric IBD hospitalization carries steep inpatient mortality
SAN ANTONIO – A major unmet need exists for better guideline-directed management of geriatric patients hospitalized for IBD.
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Findings confirm link between methimazole and risk for acute pancreatitis
CHICAGO – However, there is no evidence of a cumulative dose effect.
Clinical
Treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection
Guidelines strongly recommend fecal microbiota transplantation for patients who have recurrences.
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Fewer bloodstream infections with FMT for C. difficile
Fecal microbiota transplantation for C. difficile infection is associated with fewer bloodstream infections and lower mortality than...
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A sepsis death linked to fecal microbiota transplantation
Two patients developed bacteremia after receiving a fecal microbiota transplant from the same donor whose stool contained extended-spectrum beta-...
Clinical
How should anticoagulation be managed in a patient with cirrhosis?
Patients with chronic liver disease have a risk of VTE similar to (or even greater than) that of general medical patients.
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Updated international consensus recommendations on management of acute upper GI bleeding
Updated guidelines on management of nonvariceal acute upper GI bleeding address questions on endoscopic techniques and pharmacologic management....
Clinical
Oral anticoagulant and PPI cotherapy cuts upper GI bleed risk
Does proton pump inhibitor (PPI) cotherapy affect the risk of upper GI bleed in patients on oral anticoagulation?
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Hospital-acquired C. diff. tied to four ‘high-risk’ antibiotic classes
High-risk antibiotics included second-, third-, and fourth-generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, carbapenems, and lincosamides.