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- Title
If microbial ecosystem therapy can change your life, what's the problem?
- Authors
Ettinger, Grace; Burton, Jeremy P; Reid, Gregor
- Abstract
The increased incidence of morbidity and mortality due to Clostridium difficile infection, had led to the emergence of fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) as a highly successful treatment. From this, a 32 strain stool substitute has been derived, and successfully tested in a pilot human study. These approaches could revolutionize not only medical care of infectious diseases, but potentially many other conditions linked to the human microbiome. But a second revolution may be needed in order for regulatory agencies, society and medical practitioners to accept and utilize these interventions, monitor their long term effects, have a degree of control over their use, or at a minimum provide guidelines for donors and recipients.
- Publication
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology, 2013, Vol 35, Issue 6, p508
- ISSN
1521-1878
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/bies.201300015