Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory Clostridium difficile colitis in solid organ transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 477-480

  Friedman Moraco, R J ^a   Mehta, A K ^a   Lyon, G M ^a   Kraft, C S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; fecal microbiota transplantation; fecal transplant; lung transplant; renal transplant; solid organ transplant

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLITIS; CYTOLOGY; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATHOGENICITY; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLITIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MICROBIOTA; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS;

EID: 84895058288     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12577     Document Type: Article

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