Fecal microbiota transplant by push enteroscopy to treat diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile

ABSTRACT Clostridium difficile is the major etiological agent of pseudomembranous colitis and is found in up to 20% of adult inpatients. The recommended treatment is antibiotic therapy with metronidazole and/or vancomycin. However, the recurrence rate may reach up to 25% and it increases in each epi...

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Main Authors: Arnaldo José Ganc, Ricardo Leite Ganc, Sílvia Mansur Reimão, Alberto Frisoli Junior, Jacyr Pasternak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000200031&lng=en&tlng=en