Application of Microbiome Management in Therapy for <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infections: From Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Probiotics to Microbiota-Preserving Antimicrobial Agents

Application of Microbiome Management in Therapy for <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infections: From Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Probiotics to Microbiota-Preserving Antimicrobial Agents

Oral vancomycin and metronidazole, though they are the therapeutic choice for <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infections (CDIs), also markedly disturb microbiota, leading to a prolonged loss of colonization resistance to <i>C. difficile</i> after therapy; as a result, their u...

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Main Authors: Chun-Wei Chiu, Pei-Jane Tsai, Ching-Chi Lee, Wen-Chien Ko, Yuan-Pin Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Clostridioides difficile</i>
<i>Clostridioides difficile</i> infection
microbiome
probiotics
recurrence
fecal microbiota transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/6/649

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