How do you like your crap? Fresh or frozen?
Since Jon’s post on crapsules is one of the most favorite on the blog, I assumed that many of you might enjoy a sequel.
Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), most certainly after the emergence of hypervirulent strains at the beginning of this millennium, have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospital and (to a lesser degree) community patients. One in four patients will suffer from recurrent CDI and treatment options are limited. Consequently, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has become a valuable alternative, but is not readily available. Using frozen FMT would make the logistics far easier and finally something frozen seems to be as good as fresh, according to this JAMA study!
