The 5D framework: a clinical primer for fecal microbiota transplantation to treat Clostridium difficile infection

Post written by Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, from Brigham Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common healthcare-associated infection in the United States. Recently, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as an effective and safe therapy for recurrent CDI; however, there is no standardized clinical approach. Given the rapid …

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