TAMPA, FLA.—The microbiome of complicated diverticulitis is defined by different bacterial species and abundances compared with uncomplicated diverticulitis, according to new research. The findings were presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.
The new study was conducted by researchers at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, in Hershey, Pa., and Juniata College, in Huntington, Pa.
In the study, at the