Health & Wellness Blog - EndoMune Probiotic » probiotics and C. Difficile http://endomune.com/blog Tue, 25 May 2010 01:10:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Probiotics and C. Difficile http://endomune.com/blog/2008/10/probiotics-and-c-difficile/ http://endomune.com/blog/2008/10/probiotics-and-c-difficile/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:31:55 +0000 Dr Hoberman http://endomune.com/blog/?p=14 I would like to discuss a potential complication that may arise due to the use of antibiotics. I have mentioned this complication before, but lately it is receiving a lot more attention.

The concern is for the development of antibiotic-related diarrhea and colitis due to a bacterium named Clostridium difficile.

Recently, the danger of a C. difficile infection has been making news throughout a multitude of media outlets such as NBC’s 5:30 Nightly News(1), online websites like WebMD(2) and Medscape(3), in magazines like Science(4) and in medical journals(5).

The heightened interest is due to the fact that intestinal infections with C. difficile have been increasing over the last 5-7 years, especially in hospitals where a series of epidemics have been experienced.

For more information, read this month’s EndoMune Health & Wellness Monthly:
http://www.endomune.com/Newsletter/2008_10.htm

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