Fecal microbiota therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in HIV-infected persons

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 779-780

  Elopre, Latesha ^a   Rodriguez, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LETTER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 84878084242     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-10-201305210-00021     Document Type: Letter

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