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ABSTRACT:
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]