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Dina Kao on a trial of lyophilised sterile faecal filtrate versus lyophilised conventional donor stool for recurrent Clostridiodes difficile infection

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Can bacteria-free, sterile faecal filtrate match conventional faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent C difficile infection? Dina Kao (University of Alberta) unpacks a landmark multicentre trial that tested this hypothesis, and we discuss what it tells us about the role of living organisms in the therapeutic effects of microbiota-based therapies.

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