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Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of fecal microbiota transplant for initial Clostridium difficile infection in intestinal microbiome.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Camacho-Ortiz Adrián, Gutiérrez-Delgado Eva María, Garcia-Mazcorro Jose F, Mendoza-Olazarán Soraya, Martínez-Meléndez Adrián, Palau-Davila Laura, Baines Simon D, Maldonado-Garza Héctor, Garza-González Elvira
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of fecal donor-unrelated donor mix (FMT-FURM) transplantation as first-line therapy for C. difficile infection (CDI) in intestinal microbiome. METHODS: We designed an open, two-arm pilot study with oral vancomycin (250mg every 6 h for 10-14 days) or FMT-FURM as treatments for the first CDI episode in hospitalized adult patients in Hospital Universitario...
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