Emerging applications of phage therapy and fecal virome transplantation for treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection: challenges and perspectives

Abstract Clostridioides difficile, which causes life-threatening diarrheal disease, is considered an urgent threat to healthcare setting worldwide. The current standards of care solely rely on conventional antibiotic treatment, however, there is a risk of promoting recurrent C. difficile infection (...

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Published in:	Gut Pathogens
Main Authors:	Hamideh Raeisi, Maryam Noori, Masoumeh Azimirad, Seyed Reza Mohebbi, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Abbas Yadegar, Mohammad Reza Zali
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-05-01
Subjects:	Clostridioides difficile Phages Phage therapy Gut microbiome Fecal microbiota transplantation Fecal virome transplantation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-023-00550-3