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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Faecal Microbiota Transplantation"”.
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Towards Phage Therapy: Characterization of Clostridioides difficile Bacteriophages from a South African Strain Collection
… costly for resource-limited clinical settings. Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is highly effective but may pose a risk to immunocompromised individuals. Phage therapy is being increasingly investigated as a therapy option, notably for persons who cannot receive FMT. However, the host and …
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Development of novel therapies for gut dysbioses
… Section 3 of the Thesis describes research in Faecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT). FMT was first used at CDD in 1988 in a patient with indeterminate colitis - the first patient world-wide treated for colitis and cured. Generally Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is treated with FMT at …
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Microbial Manipulation as a Therapy in Crohn's Disease
Crohn’s disease is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. Its global incidence and prevalence rates have risen over the last two generations; its burden reflects this rising. Physical, social and psychological morbidity result in reduced quality of life and …