MARCH 1, 2022

Bacteria Common in IBD Patients Worsens CDI

By David Wild

Originally published by our sister publication, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News

Klebsiella pneumoniae, which is found in higher concentrations in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, enhances the growth of Clostridioides difficile and worsens colonic inflammation in the presence of C. difficile infection, according to new research.