The outcome and long-term follow-up of 94 patients with recurrent and refractory Clostridium difficile infection using single to multiple fecal microbiota transplantation via retention enema

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1425-1428

  Lee, C H ^a   Belanger, J E ^a,d   Kassam, Z ^a,b   Smieja, M ^a   Higgins, D ^a   Broukhanski, G ^c   Kim, P T ^a,d,e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENEMA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENEMA; FECES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIOTA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903818607     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2088-9     Document Type: Article

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