Studying therapeutic stool transplantation (fecal microbiota transplantation)

Monday, October 3, 2016 - 04:21 in Health & Medicine

Patients suffering from infection of the bowel with the Gram-positive bacillus Clostridium difficile often have recurrent infections despite antibiotic treatment. In such cases, the transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the patient’s bowel is a safe and effective treatment option, concludes research.

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