Faecal microbiota transplantation: a review of FMT as an alternative treatment forClostridium difficileinfection

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the most common aetiology of hospital acquired infections, the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhoea and a significant clinical and economic burden.Recommended treatment for CDI is prescription of broadspectrum antibiotics.Antibiotic treatment disrupts natural gut microbiota allowing C. difficile to colonize.Clostridium difficile is also resistant to antibiotics and may persist in the gastrointestinal...