Long-Term Bacterial and Fungal Dynamics following Oral Lyophilized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Clostridioides difficile Infection
Craig Haifer, Sudarshan Paramsothy, Thomas J. Borody, Annabel Clancy, Rupert W. Leong, Nadeem O. Kaakoush
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a substantial health concern worldwide, complicated by patterns of increasing antibiotic resistance that may impact primary treatment. Orally administered fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is efficacious in the management of recurrent CDI, with specific bacterial species known to influence clinical outcomes.
Topics & Concepts
ClostridioidesFecesAntibioticsInternal medicineMedicineClostridium difficileTransplantationFecal bacteriotherapyMicrobiologyGastroenterologyBiologyClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and healthGastrointestinal motility and disorders