Faecal microbiota transplantation plus selected use of vancomycin for severe-complicated Clostridium difficile infection: description of a protocol with high success rate

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 470-476

  Fischer, M ^a   Sipe, B W ^b   Rogers, N A ^a   Cook, G K ^a   Robb, B W ^a   Vuppalanchi, R ^a   Rex, D K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Munster Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIDAXOMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 85006428014     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.13290     Document Type: Article

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