Resumen de Fecal microbiota transplantation and donor standardization

Casey Owens, Elizabeth Broussard, Christina M. Surawicz

• Clostridium difficile diarrhea is a common and severe infectious disease. Antibiotics, which are standard initial treatment, are less effective for treating refractory or recurrent infection. Fecal microbiota transplantation, where healthy donor stool is transplanted into a patient, is an alternative to antibiotic therapy that requires standardization for donors and patients.