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Effectiveness of fecal-derived microbiota transfer using orally administered capsules for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a complication of antibiotic-induced injury to the gut microbiome, is a prevalent and dangerous cause of infectious diarrhea. Antimicrobial therapy for CDI is typically effective for acute symptoms, but up to one third of patients later experience r...

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Autores principales: Hirsch, Bruce E, Saraiya, Nimit, Poeth, Kaitlin, Schwartz, Rebecca M, Epstein, Marcia E, Honig, Gerard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4506624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25885020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0930-z