A single fecal transplantation is not more effective than the existing standard of care — administration of oral vancomycin taper — for treating patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection ...

A study in Clinical Infectious Diseases investigated whether fecal transplantation is an effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. The researchers — led by Susy S. Hota, MD, ...

When treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI), a single fecal transplantation delivered by enema is no more effective than the existing standard of care for RCDI, administration of ...

Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is a bacterium that causes mild to severe diarrhea and other intestinal symptoms. It is the most frequent cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals and long-term care ...

Oral metronidazole and vancomycin have been compared to determine if one agent is more efficacious than the other. A prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial compared metronidazole 250 mg ...

Faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) is recommended as an option to treat recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in adults who have had 2 or more previous confirmed episodes. FMT treatment is ...

Toronto - Researchers at the University Health Network have found that when treating recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI), a single fecal transplantation delivered by enema is no more ...