Current challenges in the treatment of severe infection: early treatment potential of fecal microbiota transplantation

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a very effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Less is known about the application of FMT as a curative treatment of severe or complicated CDI. In this review, we present and discuss evidence supporting the curative use of FM...

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Main Authors: Yvette H. van Beurden, Max Nieuwdorp, Pablo J. E. J. van de Berg, Chris J. J. Mulder, Abraham Goorhuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X17690480