Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection

BACKGROUND: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a safe and effective, yet infrequently used therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).

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Main Authors: Jonathan S Zipursky, Tivon I Sidorsky, Carolyn A Freedman, Misha N Sidorsky, Kathryn B Kirkland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/403828
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spelling doaj-f54ec692939541058dc54a5b9d80e7762020-11-24T22:34:23ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972014-01-0128631932410.1155/2014/403828Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile InfectionJonathan S Zipursky0Tivon I Sidorsky1Carolyn A Freedman2Misha N Sidorsky3Kathryn B Kirkland4Faculty of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USADepartment of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California, USAUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDartmouth College, Hanover, USASection of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USABACKGROUND: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a safe and effective, yet infrequently used therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/403828
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Tivon I Sidorsky
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Kathryn B Kirkland
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Carolyn A Freedman
Misha N Sidorsky
Kathryn B Kirkland
Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
author_facet Jonathan S Zipursky
Tivon I Sidorsky
Carolyn A Freedman
Misha N Sidorsky
Kathryn B Kirkland
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title Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
title_short Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
title_full Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
title_fullStr Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
title_full_unstemmed Physician Attitudes toward the Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection
title_sort physician attitudes toward the use of fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of recurrent clostridium difficile infection
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
issn 2291-2789
2291-2797
publishDate 2014-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a safe and effective, yet infrequently used therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI).
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