| Literature DB >> 29158082 |
Shigeki Bamba1, Atsushi Nishida2, Hirotsugu Imaeda2, Osamu Inatomi2, Masaya Sasaki2, Mitsushige Sugimoto2, Akira Andoh2.
Abstract
We prospectively enrolled four Japanese patients with refractory Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and were treated with a single fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). The average age of the patients was 83.7 years. All patients had a successful clinical course for up to 3 months without any adverse events.Entities:
Keywords: Colonoscopy; Elderly; Gut microbiota; Metronidazole; Vancomycin
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29158082 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2017.08.027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Immunol Infect ISSN: 1684-1182 Impact factor: 4.399