Gastroenterology
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Bloodstream Infections Linked to Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Major Finding: Bacterial bloodstream infection was associated with an increased risk of diagnosis of colorectal cancer within 12 months (a...
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PPI Use Linked to Incidence of C. Difficile Illness
Major Finding: The incidence of C. difficile–associated disease among PPI users was 3.9%, compared with 1.3% among non-PPI users.
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Conventional LFTs Often Miss Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Major Finding: The positive predictive values of ALT and GGT above normal in predicting fibrosis were low, at 26% and 29%, respectively.
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Reflux Surgery Redos Safe; Outcomes Not Always Optimal
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Obesity May Explain Liver Cancer Hike Among Latinos
Major Finding: Increasing rates of obesity and diabetes may be contributing to a steep rise in hepatocellular carcinoma among Latinos in the...
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Rule Helped Detect Asymptomatic C. difficile Carriers
Major Finding: A simple clinical prediction rule for determining asymptomatic carriers of C.
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Mortality Low With Conservative Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis
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Deferasirox Can Improve Liver Fibrosis, Necroinflammation
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Mallory-Denk Bodies on Biopsy Predict Fibrosis Progression in HCV
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Diseases of the Gut May Present Cutaneously
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Metronidazole Equals Vancomycin in C. Diff. Diarrhea
Major Finding: Oral metronidazole was equivalent to oral vancomycin for the treatment of Clostridium difficile diarrhea, regardless of illness...