Leukocytosis Is Not an Independent Predictor of Clostridium Difficile
Researchers reviewed data of 16,568 consecutive patients from 4 hospitals over 4 years to determine if leukocytosis correlated with a positive C difficile NAAT results.
Gastrointestinal Illnesses
Socioeconomics, Not Pathogens, Responsible for Children’s Neurodevelopment
The investigators hypothesized that pathogens that cause diarrhea would be negatively associated with both growth and neurodevelopment.
Extreme Gradient Boosting Shows Promise for Predicting Risk for Gastric Cancer Development After Helicobacter pylori Eradication
A team of investigators explored the ability of different machine learning models to predict the risk of gastric cancer development in patients who had undergone eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection.
Helicobacter pylori Eradication Associated With Reduced Risk of Dyslipidemia
A team of investigators conducted a large retrospective, cohort study to assess whether a longitudinal link exists between H pylori infection and the risk of developing dyslipidemia.
Hepatic Steatosis Associated With Lower Risks in Chronic Hepatitis B
This study’s goal was to study the effect of fatty liver on the incidence of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and HBsAg seroclearance in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Rate of Severe GI Complications Found to Be Low in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
Investigators assessed the rate of severe gastrointestinal complications in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 across 36 medical centers in the United States and Canada.
Severity Score for Pediatric Shigellosis and Implications for Vaccine Trials
Study authors compared characteristics of moderate to severe diarrhea between children with culture positive Shigella and culture-negative, qPCR-attributable Shigella and derived a new clinical severity score.
No Clinical Benefit With Double Anaerobic Therapy for Intra-Abdominal Infections
Double anaerobic therapy with piperacillin/tazobactam plus metronidazole was compared to piperacillin/tazobactam alone to manage patients with intra-abdominal infections.
Antibiotics Are an Effective Therapy for Most Children With Uncomplicated Appendicitis
Antibiotic therapy was found to shorten recovery time for pediatric patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, thereby avoiding surgery.
Alcohol Use in HIV Associated With Intestinal Dysbiosis, CD8+ T-Cell Dysfunction
In post-hoc analyses, researchers analyzed alcohol use data and whole-blood samples from 359 participants in the New Orleans Alcohol Use in HIV study to explore the association between intestinal leak, dysbiosis, and T cells.
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