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TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 9, Pages 443-445Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2013.07.003
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diarrhea; fecal microbiota transplant; Clostridium difficile
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Clostridium difficile diarrhea is a common and severe infectious disease. Antibiotics, which are standard initial treatment, are less effective for treating refractory or recurrent infection. Fecal microbiota transplantation, where healthy donor stool is transplanted into a patient, is an alternative to antibiotic therapy that requires standardization for donors and patients.
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