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Toxic Megacolon: Background, Pathophysiology, Management Challenges and Solutions

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Gastroenterology, 2020
Jiten Desai,1 Mohamed Elnaggar,2 Ahmed A Hanfy,2 Rajkumar Doshi2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Nassau University of Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV ...
Desai J, Elnaggar M, Hanfy AA, Doshi R
doaj  

Acid-Suppressing Agents and Risk for Clostridium difficile Infection in Pediatric Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background. Acid-suppressing agents have been associated with increased Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in adults. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of acid-suppressing therapy with the development of CDI in the pediatric ...
Brown, Katelyn E.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Sex in Immune Cells and Parasitic Diseases — A Complex Relationship

open access: yesImmunological Reviews, Volume 337, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Epidemiological studies consistently show that many parasitic diseases affect males more frequently than females. These disparities are multifactorial, arising partly from gender‐specific behaviors that influence exposure risk and health‐seeking practices, especially in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Increasing evidence also highlights that
Barbara Honecker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxic Megacolon – the Complication of an Infection with Clostridium difficile after an Odontogenic Abscess. Case Presentation

open access: yesJournal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, 2019
Background:Clostridium difficile (CD) is the major cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated infections, having as main manifestation diarrhea and life-threatening inflammation of the colon.
Suciu Nicolae   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiological conference. Colonic obstruction due to sigmoid tumour [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
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Chu, KW, Peh, WCG
core  

Clostridium difficile outbreaks: Prevention and treatment strategies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The incidence and severity of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) have increased dramatically over the past decade. Its treatment, however, has largely remained the same with the exception of oral vancomycin use as a first-line agent in severe disease.
Kelly, Ciaran Patrick   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Early Clinical Response of a Large Amebic Liver Abscess to Eravacycline Prior to Metronidazole Initiation: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Entamoeba histolytica is an amebic protozoan that is often asymptomatic, with many patients being asymptomatic carriers. However, 10 percent of cases manifest with amebic dysentery and, less commonly, amebic liver abscesses. Amebic liver abscesses are the most common extraintestinal manifestation of E. histolytica.
Jamal A. Anthony   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: the Surgical Perspective [PDF]

open access: yesModern Medicine, 2019
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), namely Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are relatively rare diseases in our country, known as a low prevalence geographic region.
SOCEA Bogdan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epitheloid Hemangioendothelioma in Patient with Liver Transplantation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Malignant hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH) is a rare malignant tumor of vascular origin with unknown aetiology and a variable natural course.
Anna Mrzljak   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Microbiota‐gut‐brain axis multi‐organ chip construction and applications in drug evaluation

open access: yesiMetaOmics, Volume 2, Issue 4, December 2025.
Microbiota‐gut‐brain axis multiorgan chip and its applications in drug evaluation. The chip includes essential biological components such as gut microbiota, gut barrier, blood‐brain barrier (BBB), and brain. This integrated platform incorporates neural (blue), endocrine (yellow), immune (pink), and metabolic (green) pathways to investigate the impact ...
Yue Tang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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