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We have a fecal matter to discuss:

Frozen and freeze-dried products for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) are nearly as effective as fresh product at treating patients with Clostridium difficile (C-diff) infection, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health and Kelsey Research Foundation. A new study, which proves that a pill form of treatment could be effective and more convenient for patients and physicians, was published in the most recent issue of Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.

[...] For the study, UTHealth and Kelsey Research Foundation investigators enrolled 72 patients who had at least three bouts of recurrent C-diff in a clinical trial and treated them with either fresh, frozen or freeze-dried FMT product via colonoscopy. Fresh FMT product produced a 100 percent cure rate among participants; frozen product produced an 83 percent cure rate and freeze-dried product produced a 69 percent cure rate. Frozen and fresh product fully restored the microbiota diversity among participants within seven days after treatment. Researchers saw some improvement in microbiota diversity among participants treated with freeze-dried product after seven days and full restoration of healthy bacteria within 30 days.

[...] "Freeze-dried product can be put into a pill that can be given orally, which is much more convenient for patients and physicians," said DuPont, who is currently testing the safety and efficacy of a pill version of the product.

Clostridium difficile infection.

Randomised clinical trial: faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridum difficile infection - fresh, or frozen, or lyophilised microbiota from a small pool of healthy donors delivered by colonoscopy (open, DOI: 10.1111/apt.13969) (DX)

Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "a fecal matter" - https://www.uth.edu/media/story.htm?id=f0700b0f-2f57-4d9d-b161-18a95a2f0140
3. "Clostridium difficile infection" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_difficile_infection
4. "Randomised clinical trial: faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridum difficile infection - fresh, or frozen, or lyophilised microbiota from a small pool of healthy donors delivered by colonoscopy" - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/apt.13969/full
5. "DX" - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.13969
6. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=19144

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