Fecal transplantation using a nasoenteric tube during an initial episode of severe clostridium difficile infection

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-35

  Jeon, Yong Duk ^a   Hong, Namki ^a   Kim, Jung Ho ^a   Park, Se Hee ^a   Kim, Sung Bae ^a   Song, In Ji ^a   Ann, Hea Won ^a   Ahn, Jin Young ^a   Kim, Sun Bean ^a   Ku, Nam Su ^a   Lee, Kyungwon ^a   Yong, Dongeun ^a   Kim, June Myung ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Fecal microbiota; Fecal transplantation; Nasoenteric tube

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIGESTIVE TUBE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NASOENTERIC TUBE; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 84969542931     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2016.48.1.31     Document Type: Article

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