Recurrent Clostridium difficile infections: The importance of the intestinal microbiota

Table 4 Characteristics of some recent studies concerning fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection treatment

Ref.	Study type	Patients (n)	FMT delivery modality	Success rate	Follow-up
Garborg et al[35], 2010	Retrospective study	40	Gastroscope	73% after 1 instillation	10 wk
			Colonoscope	83% after 2 instillations
Burke et al[36], 2013	Review	115	Naso-enteric tube	89.6%	2 mo to 5 yr
			Gastroscope
			Colonoscope
			Retention enema
Gough et al[32], 2011	Review	317	Naso-enteric tube	89% after 1 instillation	3 d to 5 yr
			Gastroscope	92% after ≥ 2 instillations
			Colonoscope
			Retention enema
Kassam et al[33], 2013	Meta-analysis	273	Naso-enteric tube	89%	2 wk to 8 yr
			Gastroscope
			Colonoscope
			Retention enema
Van Nood et al[38], 2013	Randomized controlled trial	43	Naso-duodenal tube	81.3% after 1 instillation	10 wk
				93.8% after 2 instillations

FMT: Fecal microbiota transplantation.