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Bacteriophage transfer during faecal microbiota transplantation in Clostridium difficile infection is associated with treatment outcome
24 May 2017
Abstract excerpt
Objective Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is effective for the treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Studies have shown bacterial colonisation after FMT, but data on viral alterations in CDI are scarce. We investigated enteric virome alterations in CDI and the association between viral transfer and clinical outcome in patients with CDI. Design Ultra-deep metagenomic sequencing of...
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