SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) for up to 2 months with no major safety signals, according to a ...

Canadian researchers conducted a clinical trial at three academic centers in Alberta, Canada. The trial included 116 adult patients with recurrent C. diff, enrolled between October 2014 and September ...

Traditional vs. novel therapy Fecal microbiota transplant has been used as the traditional treatment for C. diff. infection for a little over a decade. The procedure, which is done via colonoscopy, ...

C. difficile bacterium Oral capsule FMT and colonoscopy delivery showed similar patient outcomes, low rate differences, and high success rates. Oral capsule fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) was ...