Fecal microbiota transplantation in a patient with chronic diarrhea and primary and secondary immunodeficiency (common variable immunodeficiency and splenectomy)
The gut microbiota serves a crucial role in the development of host immunity. Immunocompromised patients are particularly vulnerable to dysbiosis not only by virtue of a defect in the immune system but also due to increased susceptibility to infection and multiple courses of antibiotic therapy. Feca...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1456672/full |