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EXPERT REVIEW OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 11, Pages 1379-1391Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1586/17474124.2015.1086267
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antibiotic resistance; fecal microbiota transplantation; FMT; FSM; full spectrum microbiota; microbiome; probiotics
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At its height, the Clostridium difficile infection epidemic caused approximately 7000 infections and 300 deaths per day in the USA. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has demonstrated extraordinary clinical resolution, C. difficile infection cure rates of over 90%, and low recurrence. In tandem with the rise of FMT, the gastrointestinal microbiome has emerged as a vital' organ armed with a wealth of microbe soldiers' more powerful than known antibiotics. FMTs' reputation has diffused into many new indications' yet these appear to be merely the tip of the iceberg when considering its potential applications. FMT as a therapeutic tool has evolved from the original format of blended donor stool and moved towards a refined product comprising a myriad of microbial components, presented aesthetically as encapsulated lyophilized powder.
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