Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides difficile in High-Risk Older Adults Is Associated with Early Recurrence

Background Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is highly effective for treating recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). CDI disproportionately affects the elderly; however, there is a paucity of data on FMT effectiveness in older adults, especially subpopulations at highest risk for C...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Digestive diseases and sciences 2020-12, Vol.65 (12), p.3647-3651
Hauptverfasser:	Luo, Yuying, Tixier, Emily N., Grinspan, Ari M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Aged Antibiotics Biochemistry Clostridioides difficile - isolation & purification Clostridium Infections - diagnosis Clostridium Infections - physiopathology Clostridium Infections - therapy Colitis Colonoscopy Comorbidity Fecal Microbiota Transplantation - adverse effects Fecal Microbiota Transplantation - methods Feces Female Fidaxomicin Follow-Up Studies Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal diseases Health aspects Hepatology Humans Immunocompromised Host Infection Inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - diagnosis Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - epidemiology Irritable bowel syndrome Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Microbiota Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms) Mortality Older people Oncology Original Article Patients Recurrence Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Standard deviation Time Transplant Surgery Transplants & implants Treatment Outcome United States - epidemiology
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