Recurrent Infections with the Enteric Pathogen Clostridium Difficile Is a Major

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Essay

Recurrent infections with the enteric pathogen Clostridium difficile is a major cause of chronic antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and causes >10,000 deaths per year in the US. An increasing number of individuals with this disorder are choosing to be treated with a fecal transplant from a healthy individual. Why is this treatment effective?

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