Use the Stool! Fecal Transplants Help Kids With C Diff
The American Academy of Pediatrics endorsed fecal transplants to eliminate a particular infection in children and called for more research about other uses.
Source: medscape.com
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Child Develops Voluminous Diarrhea After Amoxicillin
Discordant test results complicate diagnosis of suspected <em>C. difficile</em>
Source: medpagetoday.com
Study finds stool transplants more effective
A new Cochrane Review has found that, compared with standard antibiotic treatment, stool transplantation can increase the number of people recovering from Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, a condition which causes potentially life-threatening diarrhea. 77 percent of people who received a stool transplant did not experience reinfection within eight weeks, compared to 40 percent of those who received antibiotics alone.
Source: eurekalert.org