Mixed
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) restores gut homeostasis and achieves higher recovery rates (90-94%) for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) compared to standard antibiotic therapy (vancomycin, 60% recovery) by re-establishing colonization resistance via secondary bile acid production.
If you suffer from recurrent C. difficile infection, ask your doctor about Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT). Clinical data shows it restores gut diversity and achieves higher recovery rates (up to 94%) compared to standard antibiotics like vancomycin (60%). It works by reintroducing healthy bacteria that produce secondary bile acids to inhibit C. difficile growth.
Patients received FMT showed long-lasting elevation of fecal microbial diversity and a high recovery rate (90%) compared to vancomycin (narrow-spectrum antibiotic) therapy (recovery rate = 60%)... Similar study by Konturek et al. (2016) also had demonstrated a high healing rate (94%) of CDI post FMT treatment, with no recurrent CDI observed across 16 months follow-up.
Why this rating
Cites specific clinical studies (van Nood 2013, Konturek 2016) with clear outcome metrics, though it is a review of these studies.
Source
The Human Gut Microbiome – A Potential Controller of Wellness and Disease
Zhi Y. Kho et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology · 2018
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01835
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