by Cochrane Reviews Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health A new study, published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and led by an Upstate Medical University professor, has found that compared with standard antibiotic treatment, stool transplantation can increase the number of people recovering from...
BY KELLY SERVICK A microbiome-altering therapy cleared recurrent infections with the potentially deadly bacterium Clostridium difficile. BIOMEDICAL IMAGING UNIT/SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL/SCIENCE SOURCE For people fighting repeat infections of the diarrhea-causing bacterium Clostridium difficile, fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) offers a proven—if unappetizing—solution. Stool from a healthy donor, usually delivered via colonoscopy, can help restore a balanced community...
