Reasons Why Some People Are More Susceptible to C. diff

The UVA researchers found that the immune response to C. diff causes tissue damage and even death through a type of immune cell called Th17. This solves a longstanding mystery about why disease severity does not correlate with the amount of bacteria in the body but, instead, to the magnitude of the immune response. It also explains why patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more likely to suffer severe C. diff infections and more https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/reasons-why-some-people-are-more-susceptible-to-c-diff-318535?utm_campaign=NEWSLETTER_TN_Breaking%20Science%20News&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=72032609&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--BRVsCPP60G3nQSmmWQjzfmWbAOZfdcnaiZNTHkxgbarRgFvsrYgka13jjdXfaDGfqEamENot4jsxNkEoNZa2CSV9GCA&_hsmi=72032609