Long-Term Bacterial and Fungal Dynamics following Oral Lyophilized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Clostridioides difficile</named-content> Infection

Craig Haifer; Sudarshan Paramsothy; Thomas J. Borody; Annabel Clancy; Rupert W. Leong; Nadeem O. Kaakoush

doi:10.1128/mSystems.00905-20

mSystems (Feb 2021)

Long-Term Bacterial and Fungal Dynamics following Oral Lyophilized Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Clostridioides difficile</named-content> Infection

Craig Haifer,
Sudarshan Paramsothy,
Thomas J. Borody,
Annabel Clancy,
Rupert W. Leong,
Nadeem O. Kaakoush

Affiliations

Craig Haifer: Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Sudarshan Paramsothy: Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Thomas J. Borody: Centre for Digestive Diseases, Sydney, Australia
Annabel Clancy: Centre for Digestive Diseases, Sydney, Australia
Rupert W. Leong: Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Nadeem O. Kaakoush: School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00905-20
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1

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Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a substantial health concern worldwide, complicated by patterns of increasing antibiotic resistance that may impact primary treatment. Orally administered fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is efficacious in the management of recurrent CDI, with specific bacterial species known to influence clinical outcomes.

Published in mSystems

ISSN: 2379-5077 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems

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