Microbiota restoration reduces antibiotic-resistant bacteria gut colonization in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection from the open-label PUNCH CD study

Microbiota restoration reduces antibiotic-resistant bacteria gut colonization in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection from the open-label PUNCH CD study

Abstract Background Once antibiotic-resistant bacteria become established within the gut microbiota, they can cause infections in the host and be transmitted to other people and the environment. Currently, there are no effective modalities for decreasing or preventing colonization by antibiotic-resi...

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Main Authors: Amy Langdon, Drew J. Schwartz, Christopher Bulow, Xiaoqing Sun, Tiffany Hink, Kimberly A. Reske, Courtney Jones, Carey-Ann D. Burnham, Erik R. Dubberke, Gautam Dantas, for the CDC Prevention Epicenter Program
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Genome Medicine
Subjects:
Fecal microbiota transplantation
Multidrug resistance
Antibiotic resistance
Metagenomics
Microbiome
Clostridioides difficile
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-00843-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-00843-9

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