Comorbid status and the faecal microbial transplantation failure in treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection – pilot prospective observational cohort study

Abstract Background Faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) is currently the most effective treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). However, up to 20% of patients experience further recurrences after single FMT. The mechanisms that lead to FMT failure and its risk factors are...

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Main Authors: M. Kachlíková, P. Sabaka, A. Koščálová, M. Bendžala, Z. Dovalová, I. Stankovič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4773-x