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141 Changes in aberrant DNA methylation after helicobacter pylori eradication: A long-term follow-up study International Journal of Cancer, April 26, 2013 Clinical Article

142 Preemptive treatment of fungal infection based on plasma β-d-glucan levels after gastric surgery for gastric cancer in elderly patients Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, April 26, 2013 Review Article

143 Hepatitis B virus surface protein mutations clustered mainly in CTL immune epitopes in chronic carriers: results of an Iranian nationwide study Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 26, 2013 Review Article

144 Hepatitis B vaccination with or without hepatitis B immunoglobulin at birth to babies born of HBsAg-positive mothers prevents overt HBV transmission but may not prevent occult HBV infection in babies: a randomized controlled trial Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

145 Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Immunosuppressed Patients: Natural History and Therapy Seminars in Liver Disease, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

146 Probiotic VSL#3 prevents antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial Journal of Hospital Infection, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

147 Accuracy of Risk Scores for Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Receiving Entecavir Treatment Gastroenterology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

148 Venous Thrombotic Events in Hospitalized Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 25, 2013 Review Article

149 Histoplasma epiglottitis in a patient with Crohns disease maintained on infliximab, prednisone, and azathioprine International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

150 Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26:H11/H-: A New Virulent Clone Emerges in Europe Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

151 Characterization of Fecal Microbiota of Children With Diarrhea in 2 Locations in Colombia Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, April 25, 2013 Review Article

152 Prognostic Gene Expression Signature for Patients With Hepatitis C–Related Early-Stage Cirrhosis Gastroenterology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

153 Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori virulence-associated genes shows high diversity of strains infecting patients in western Venezuela International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 25, 2013 Review Article

154 Diverticular Disease of the Colon Does Not Increase Risk of Repeat C. difficile Infection Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, April 25, 2013 Review Article

155 α-fetoprotein levels after interferon therapy and risk of hepatocarcinogenesis in chronic hepatitis C Hepatology, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

156 Evolution of fibrosis during HCV recurrence after liver transplantation - influence of IL-28B SNP and response to peg-IFN and ribavirin treatment Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article

157 Incident Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Prospective Cohort Analysis, 1984-2011 Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article

158 Efficacy of Two Levofloxacin-Containing Second-Line Therapies for Helicobacter pylori: A Pilot Study Helicobacter, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article

159 Implementing guidelines on the prevention of opportunistic infections in inflammatory bowel disease Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, April 24, 2013 Clinical Guideline Clinical Article

160 A predictive scoring system for the seroclearance of HBsAg in HBeAg-seronegative chronic hepatitis B patients with genotype B or C infection Journal of Hepatology, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article

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Eating an early breakfast and dinner when taking PPIs can lower FSSG scores and improve GERD symptoms. (Factors leading to increased FSSG scores: female gender, inadequate sleep, lack of breakfast, antihypertensive agent non-users and dinner just before bedtime.)
33% of patients with suspected GERD are resistant or partially respond to PPIs
Infliximab is the only TNF inhibitor approved by the FDA for ulcerative colitis.

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What is the best strategy for CRC screening?

As published in the NEJM, researchers in the COLONPREV study (Spain) have reported that fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is as effective as colonoscopy in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). The study population was 50-69 years of age and comprised of 26,703 subjects who underwent a one-time colonoscopy and 26,599 subjects who underwent FIT every 2 years. The primary outcome measure was CRC deaths at 10 years. Participation in screening was greater in the FIT group than the colonoscopy group (34.2% vs. 24.6%). Detection of CRC was similar between the two groups (0.1%). Advanced and non-advanced adenomas were detected more frequently in the colonoscopy group than the FIT group (1.9% vs. 0.9% [OR=2.3] and 4.2% vs. 0.4% [OR=9.8], respectively).

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PPIs increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection

Based on a meta-analysis involving 30 observational studies and 202,965 patients, proton pump inhibitor therapy has been shown to significantly increase the risk of infection with Clostridium difficile (OR = 2.15).

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Metformin improves survival in patients with DM and CRC

In a single institution study involving 424 patients with DM and CRC, those patients treated with metformin had a 30% improvement in OS compared with patients not treated with metformin. Specifically, the metformin-treated patients had a mean survival of 76.9 months compared to 56.9 months.

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1 Telaprevir Versus Boceprevir in Chronic Hepatitis C: A Meta-Analysis of Data From Phase II and III Trials Clinical Therapeutics, March 5, 2013

2 Ischemic Colitis with Type I Interferons Used in the Treatment of Hepatitis C and Multiple Sclerosis: An Evaluation from the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System and Review of the Literature Annals of Pharmacotherapy, April 3, 2013 Review Article

3 Non-invasive serum fibrosis markers for screening and staging chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients in a large U.S. cohort Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2013

4 Incidence of Campylobacter and Salmonella Infections Following First Prescription for PPI: A Cohort Study Using Routine Data The American Journal of Gastroenterology, April 17, 2013

5 Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-analysis Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , April 23, 2013

6 Probiotic VSL#3 prevents antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial Journal of Hospital Infection, April 25, 2013

7 Treatment of HCV Infection by Targeting MicroRNA New England Journal of Medicine, April 2, 2013

8 Epidemiology of Hepatitis E in Low- and Middle-Income Countries of Asia and Africa Seminars in Liver Disease, April 16, 2013

9 An alpaca nanobody inhibits hepatitis C virus entry and cell-to-cell transmission Hepatology, April 15, 2013 Review Article

10 Meta-analysis: pegylated interferon -2a achieves higher early virological responses than -2b in chronic hepatitis C Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, April 16, 2013

11 The etiology of severe acute gastroenteritis among adults visiting emergency departments in the United States The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2, 2012 Free full text

12 Update on the Treatment of Patients With Non-Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 5, 2013

13 Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Immunosuppressed Patients: Natural History and Therapy Seminars in Liver Disease, April 25, 2013

14 TLR4, IL10RA, and NOD2 mutation in paediatric Crohns disease patients: an association with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and TLR4 and IL10RA expression Medical Microbiology and Immunology, March 12, 2013

15 Relevance of the Core 70 and IL-28B polymorphism and response-guided therapy of peginterferon alfa-2a ± ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C of Genotype 1b: a multicenter randomized trial, ReGIT-J study Journal of Gastroenterology, April 16, 2013 Review Article

16 Hepatitis C virus transmission during colonoscopy evidenced by phylogenetic analysis Journal of Clinical Virology, April 9, 2013 Review Article

17 Distribution of H. pylori virulence markers in patients with gastroduodenal diseases in a region at high risk of gastric cancer Microbial Pathogenesis, April 15, 2013 Review Article

18 Knowledge and attitudes about hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and its treatment in HCV mono-infected and HCV/HIV co-infected adults Journal of Viral Hepatitis, April 3, 2013

19 Molecular virology of chronic hepatitis B and C: Parallels, contrasts and impact on drug development and treatment outcome Antiviral Research , April 23, 2013

20 Bezafibrate maintenance therapy in patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 12, 2013

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Gastroenterology - GI Infectious Disease News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Gastroenterology

Highlights in Gastroenterology

What is the best strategy for CRC screening?

PPIs increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection

Metformin improves survival in patients with DM and CRC

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