Treatment of refractory/recurrent C. difficile-associated disease by donated stool transplanted via colonoscopy: A case series of 12 patients

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 562-566

  Yoon, Sonia S ^a   Brandt, Lawrence J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C. difficile; colitis; fecal transplant; stool transplant

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BACITRACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COLESTYRAMINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIFAXIMIN; SULBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLONOSCOPY; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULOSIS; DONOR; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955982119     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181dac035     Document Type: Article

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