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Hepatitis E virus resistant to most alcohol-based disinfectants
08 Jun 2022
byStephen Padilla
Alcohols and alcohol-based disinfectants are not strong enough to eliminate the hepatitis E virus (HEV), except for one commercial ethanol-based product that has phosphoric acid, a study has shown. This finding may help develop measures to reduce transmission in clinical practice.
08 Jun 2022

Microbiome-based therapy for recurrent CDI hits mark in patients with comorbidities
07 Jun 2022
byJairia Dela Cruz
The investigational microbiota-based live biotherapeutic RBX2660 is safe and averts repeat episodes of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) across patient populations with comorbid conditions, as shown in a study presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022.
07 Jun 2022

H. pylori eradication suppresses long-term gastric cancer risk
07 Jun 2022
byTristan Manalac
Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment leads to large reductions in the risk of gastric cancer and lower rates of associated deaths over 10 years of follow-up, according to a recent meta-analysis.
07 Jun 2022





