However, the role of antibiotics for disease activity and remission maintainence in ulcerative colitis (UC) is uncertain. Methods We searched electronic databases (Pubmed, Embase and CENTRAL) for ...

Mild Clostridium difficile infection (CDI; stool frequency <four-times daily; no signs of severe colitis), clearly induced by the use of antibiotics, may be treated by stopping the inducing ...

Risk increases with age, antibiotic courses Genetics, family history, and environmental factors are all thought to play a crucial role in IBD and its two main subtypes, Crohn's Disease and ulcerative ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Crohn's colitis is a form of Crohn's disease, which is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Several types of Crohn's disease exist, and each one is ...

Background Some studies have suggested that targeted combination therapy with antibiotics could improve response in active ulcerative colitis, but similar data is not available in acute severe UC ...

Antibiotics are also associated with harms such as antibiotic associated diarrhea and C. difficile colitis. Probiotics have been shown to mitigate these clinical scenarios, but can probiotics help ...

On arrival to the emergency department, he had clinical findings of sepsis. The care team initially suspected sepsis secondary to bacterial colitis and administered antibiotics. Further workup ...