Article
Slow and incomplete recovery of gut microbiome in Clostridioides difficile patients treated with metronidazole
2022-07-27
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background: </h4> Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes 3 million cases of diarrhea and colitis in the US annually. Although antibiotic therapy is effective in suppressing C. difficile , up to 30% of treated patients experience recurrences. Recovery of gut microbiota may be important for sustained resolution of C. difficile diarrhea and achieve clinical cure. However, the extent and the dynamics of m...
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- 0f1a2bd0-4fcc-5718-8504-ae7851d4f259
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1859963/v1
