Preventing Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infections with Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies : Episode 7

Factors Contributing to C. difficile Infection Recurrence

September 16, 2024

By Paul Feuerstadt, MD
Carl V. Crawford, MD

Opinion

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Matthew D. Sims, MD, PhD, FACP, FIDSA, discuss how antibiotics do not completely eliminate C. difficile infections, the drivers of recurrence, and new treatments that are addressing eubiosis and C. difficile spores.

EP: 1.Epidemiology of C. difficile Infections in the US

EP: 2.Recurrence of C. Difficile Infections

EP: 3.Risk Factors for C. difficile Infections

EP: 4.Patients at Risk for Recurrent C. difficile Infections and the Role of Environmental Factors

EP: 5.Diagnostic Tests for C. difficile Infections

EP: 6.Treatment Guidelines for C. difficile Infection

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EP: 7.Factors Contributing to C. difficile Infection Recurrence

EP: 8.Managing C. difficile Infections in the Clinic

EP: 9.Contribution of Unnecessary and Prolonged Antibiotic Use to Recurrent C. difficile Infections

EP: 10.Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for C. difficile Infections

EP: 11.Recent Fecal Microbiota Transplant Approvals for C. difficile Infections

EP: 12.Administration of FDA-Approved Fecal Microbiota Transplants for C. difficile Infections in Clinical Practice

EP: 13.Data on Fecal Microbiota, Live-JSLM (RBL) for C. difficile Infections

EP: 14.ECOSPOR Trials and Data with Fecal Microbiota Spores, Live-BRPK Oral Capsules (VAS) for C. difficile Infections

EP: 15.Safety of Fecal Microbiota Options and Transfer of Food-Borne Allergens

EP: 16.Utilization of Fecal Microbiota Transplant Products in Clinical Practice

EP: 17.Physicians’ Use of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent C. difficile Infections

EP: 18.Tips for Talking with Patients about Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent C. difficile Infections

Video content above is prompted by the following:

Why does treatment with antibiotics not eliminate CDI completely? What causes the recurrence?