Fecal microbiota transplantation for clostridium difficile infection : a systematic review of the evidence / Dimitri Drekonja [and seven others].
The Minneapolis VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program was asked to conduct a systematic evidence review regarding the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for treatment of C. difficile infection (CDI), in part to help guide policy makers within the Veterans Health Administration determine if the evidence supporting MT was sufficient to implement FMT programs in their facilities. The topic was nominated by Jason Dominitz, MD, MHS on behalf of the VA Gastroenterology Field Advisory Committee.
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Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (iv, 80 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: Washington, DC : Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Health Services Research and Development Service, July 2014.
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- General Note:
- "Evidence-based synthesis program.""July 2014."GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-50).
- Funding Information Note:
- VA ESP 09-009
- Source of Description Note:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (VA, viewed March 22, 2021).
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The Minneapolis VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program was asked to conduct a systematic evidence review regarding the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for treatment of C. difficile infection (CDI), in part to help guide policy makers within the Veterans Health Administration determine if the evidence supporting MT was sufficient to implement FMT programs in their facilities. The topic was nominated by Jason Dominitz, MD, MHS on behalf of the VA Gastroenterology Field Advisory Committee.
