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Faecal microbiota transplantation delivered orally in a capsule prevents recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in at-risk adults as effectively as transplantation of donor stool material by colonoscopy, a randomised trial has… Click to show full abstract
Faecal microbiota transplantation delivered orally in a capsule prevents recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in at-risk adults as effectively as transplantation of donor stool material by colonoscopy, a randomised trial has found.1 Infection with C difficile is the leading cause of healthcare associated infectious diarrhoea and recurrent infection is common. Between 10% and 30% of patients have a recurrence and this risk increases to 60% after the third episode. Faecal microbiota transplantation, which involves giving faecal matter from a healthy donor, …
Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017
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