Dynamics of the fecal microbiome in patients with recurrent and nonrecurrent Clostridium difficile infection

doi:10.1186/s13073-016-0298-8

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Dynamics of the fecal microbiome in patients with recurrent and nonrecurrent Clostridium difficile infection

27 Apr 2016

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BACKGROUND: Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) remains problematic, with up to 30 % of individuals diagnosed with primary CDI experiencing at least one episode of recurrence. The success of microbial-based therapeutics, such as fecal microbiota transplantation, for the treatment of recurrent CDI underscores the importance of restoring the microbiota. However, few studies have looked at the microbial...

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