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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) can occur when excess bacteria builds up in the small intestine. Learn more about this bowel disorder.
Bacterial cystitis. UTIs typically occur when bacteria outside the body enter the urinary tract through the urethra and begin to multiply. Most cases of ...
Germs that enter the bloodstream and travel to the brain and spinal cord cause bacterial meningitis. But bacterial meningitis also can happen when bacteria ...
While the bacteria in the intestine are helpful for digesting food and fighting infections, they have long been suspected to play an essential role in ...
When Clostridium botulinum bacteria get into a wound — possibly caused by an injury you might not notice — they can multiply and produce toxin. Wound botulism ...
About this study. The purpose of this study is to find out how the naturally occurring bacteria (the microbiome) in your gut can affect your body weight ...
The bacterium Legionella pneumophila causes most cases of Legionnaires' disease. Outdoors, legionella bacteria live in soil and water. In those places the ...
Syphilis is an infection caused by bacteria. Most often, it spreads through sexual contact. The disease starts as a sore that's often painless and typically ...
... bacteria entering the urinary tract through the urethra. Once inside, the bacteria can multiply and move up to the kidneys. Bacteria from an infection in ...
Most often, it spreads through water that's been tainted with bacteria. It also can spread through tainted food. Cholera can cause serious diarrhea and ...
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