Gastroenterology
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Antibiotics, PPIs may fuel community-associated C. difficile
Major finding: Among community-associated C. difficile cases, 64% reported antibiotic use within 12 weeks of diagnosis, while 37% used an acid-...
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High discontinuation rate noted for direct-acting antiviral therapy
Major finding: By 24 weeks, 74% of hepatitis C patients taking boceprevir and 60% taking telaprevir had an early virologic response, but nearly...
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Triple therapy underutilized in HCV
Major finding: From a cohort of nearly 500 hepatitis C patients, 91 (18.7%) were started on triple therapy.Data source: A retrospective, 1-year,...
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POEM is safe, effective in achalasia
Major finding: At 12 months following peroral endoscopic myotomy, 82.4% of patients reported sustained treatment success, with a mean Eckhardt...
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New estimates show lack of progress in liver mortality
Major finding: An updated definition of liver-related mortality shows that death rates are unchanged over 30 years: 23.9 per 100,000 persons for...
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Probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii doesn't stop Crohn's relapse
Major finding: The probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii does not appear to have any beneficial effects for patients with Crohn’s disease who...
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‘HCC-4 risk score’ IDs hepatitis C patients likely to develop HCC
Major finding: The annual incidence of HCC was 0.06% in the group designated as low risk, 0.5% in the group designated as medium risk, and 2.6% in...
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High BMI appears to cause gallstones
Major finding: In the overall cohort, the risk of symptomatic gallstone disease was increased 7% for every 1-kg/m2 increase in BMI, and in the...
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CDC investigates Cyclospora outbreak
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Low-dose perioperative steroids effective in IBD patients
Major finding: Low-dose corticosteroids are as effective as high dose in preventing postoperative postural hypotension or adrenal insufficiency in...