Bacterial spores may be effective treatment for recurrent C. difficile
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 14:34
in Health & Medicine
Results from a Phase 1b/2 trial suggest that an investigational microbiome-based, oral therapeutic drug is effective for the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection. In a paper published online in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, a multi-institutional research team reports that treatment with the preparation, containing the spores of approximately 50 species of beneficial bacteria, […]