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Medical marijuana may carry infectious bacteria and fungi that can pose a life-threatening risk to cancer patients who use it to ease the side effects of chemotherapy

Bacteria, Fungi Found in Some Medicinal Marijuana Samples

Man undergoing cancer treatment died from fungal infection thought to come from medical marijuana
Proton pump inhibitor and H2 receptor antagonist users may be at higher risk of infection with Clostridium difficile and Campylobacter bacteria

Acid Suppression Rx Linked to Risk of C. difficile, Campylobacter

Study suggests long-term use might open door to C. difficile and Campylobacter bacteria
The presence of a non-Lactobacillus-dominated microbiota in a receptive endometrium is associated with poor reproductive outcomes for women undergoing in vitro fertilization

Endometrial Microbiota May Be Linked to Success of IVF

Presence of a non-Lactobacillus-dominated microbiota linked to poor reproductive outcomes
Use of fecal microbiota transplantation is cost-effective for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Cost-Effective for Preventing CDI

Use of nasoduodenal or colorectal FMT would improve quality of life, cut costs versus vancomycin
In patients with acute cough

Only Slightly Worse Disease Course for Bacterial LRI

More often return for second consult than those without bacterial etiology in acute cough
Protamine has a dose-dependent antimicrobial effect

Protamine Has Dose-Dependent Antimicrobial Effect

Addition of EDTA, PHMB increased the antimicrobial effect in all strains except P. aeruginosa ATCC6538
Patients with migraines have higher levels of certain microbes in their mouths and digestive systems

Nitrate-Reducing Oral Microbes Linked to Migraines

Migraneurs harbor significantly more microbes in their mouths and guts
Some LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stockert 3T heater-cooler devices might have been contaminated with Mycobacterium chimaera during manufacturing

CDC: Possible Contamination of Open-Heart Surgery Devices

Hospitals to check to see which type of heater-coolers are in use
Antibodies to periodontal bacteria are generally not associated with elevated risk of rheumatoid factor

Dental Bacteria Generally Not Tied to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Only two of nineteen periodontal antibodies associated with rheumatoid factor
Duodenal bacteria from patients with celiac disease and healthy individuals have distinct effects on gluten breakdown and immunogenicity

Distinct Duodenal Bacteria in Celiac Disease, Controls

Duodenal bacteria from patients with CD have distinct effect on gluten breakdown, immunogenicity