RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent <em>C difficile </em>infection: Ready for prime time?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 101
OP 108
DO 10.3949/ccjm.80a.12110
VO 80
IS 2
A1 Markus D. Agito
A1 Ashish Atreja
A1 Maged K. Rizk
YR 2013
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/2/101.abstract
AB Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection has been a major challenge for patients and clinicians. Recurrence of infection after treatment with standard antibiotics is becoming more common with the emergence of more-resistant strains of C difficile. Fecal microbiota transplantation is an alternative treatment for recurrent C difficile infection, but it is not yet widely used.