Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
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Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. · Aug 2017
Review Meta AnalysisIs frozen fecal microbiota transplantation as effective as fresh fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection: A meta-analysis?
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a remarkably efficacious therapy for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), but not standardized. This work is to determine whether frozen FMT is as effective as fresh FMT. ⋯ In conclusion, among patients with recurrent or refractory CDI, frozen FMT is as effective as fresh FMT. Considering potential advantages of performing frozen FMT, it is a reasonable option to select frozen FMT.