Emerging applications of phage therapy and fecal virome transplantation for treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection: challenges and perspectives

Abstract Clostridioides difficile, which causes life-threatening diarrheal disease, is considered an urgent threat to healthcare setting worldwide. The current standards of care solely rely on conventional antibiotic treatment, however, there is a risk of promoting recurrent C. difficile infection (...

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Main Authors: Hamideh Raeisi, Maryam Noori, Masoumeh Azimirad, Seyed Reza Mohebbi, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Abbas Yadegar, Mohammad Reza Zali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Gut Pathogens
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-023-00550-3