Frozen vs Fresh Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Clinical Resolution of Diarrhea in Patients With Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

H. Lee, Christine; S. Steiner, Theodore; O. Petrof, Elaine; Smieja, Marek; Roscoe, Diane; Nematallah, Anouf; Scott Weese, J.; M. Collins, Stephen; Moayyedi, Paul; Crowther, Mark; J. Ropeleski, Mark; Jayaratne, Padman; Higgins, David; Li, Yingfu; Rau, Neil; T. Kim, Peter

doi:10.1001/jama.2015.18098

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Frozen vs Fresh Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Clinical Resolution of Diarrhea in Patients With Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

Published in JAMA • Jan 12, 2016

Authors:

Christine H. Lee

Theodore S. Steiner

Elaine O. Petrof

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a major burden in health care and community settings. CDI recurrence is of particular concern because of limited treatment options and associated clinical and infection control issues. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a promising, but not...

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Medicine

Clostridium difficile

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