Predicting recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection following encapsulated fecal microbiota transplantation

Abstract Background Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (rCDI). The use of freeze-dried, encapsulated donor material for FMT (cap-FMT) allows for an easy route of administration and remains clinically effective in the majorit...

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Main Authors: Christopher Staley, Thomas Kaiser, Byron P. Vaughn, Carolyn T. Graiziger, Matthew J. Hamilton, Tauseef ur Rehman, Kevin Song, Alexander Khoruts, Michael J. Sadowsky
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Encapsulated microbiota
Fecal microbiota transplantation
Machine learning
Prediction model
Microbial community structure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0549-6
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