A Common Sweetener May Be Worsening the Spread of These Deadly Bacteria
Ryan F. Mandelbaum
Thursday 12:25pmFiled to: c diff
Stool transplants are exactly what they sound like: moving poop from a healthy person into a sick person, perhaps via a pill or an enema. I bring this up because most people cringe at the idea—but they’re a treatment proven effective for some antibiotic-resistant infections caused by the Clostridium difficile, or C. diff bacteria, which kill tens of thousands of Americans per year. A common sweetener may be worsening these C. diff infections.
https://gizmodo.com/a-common-sweetener-may-be-worsening-the-spread-of-these-1821771179
