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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Although fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a recommended, clinically efficacious, and cost-effective treatment for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the scale of FMT use in the United States is unknown.Methods
We developed a population-level CDI model.Results
We estimated that 48,000 FMTs could be performed annually, preventing 32,000 CDI recurrences.Discussion
Improving access to FMT could lead to tens of thousands fewer C. difficile episodes per year.
SUBMITTER: Mamoon L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594930 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mamoon Lamia L Olesen Scott W SW
Clinical and translational gastroenterology 20201101 11
<h4>Introduction</h4>Although fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a recommended, clinically efficacious, and cost-effective treatment for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), the scale of FMT use in the United States is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed a population-level CDI model.<h4>Results</h4>We estimated that 48,000 FMTs could be performed annually, preventing 32,000 CDI recurrences.<h4>Discussion</h4>Improving access to FMT could lead to tens of thousands fewer C. ...[more]