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SUBMITTER: Vincent Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4790304 | biostudies-other | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Vincent Yasmeen Y Manji Arif A Gregory-Miller Kathleen K Lee Christine C
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) 20150924 4
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a potentially fatal illness, especially in the elderly and hospitalized individuals. The recurrence and rates of CDI are increasing. In addition, some cases of CDI are refractory to the currently available antibiotics. The search for improved modalities for the management of primary and recurrent CDI is underway. This review discusses the current antibiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and other options such as immunotherapy and administration ...[more]