Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients stratified by chronic liver disease status.

	Liver disease ()	No liver disease ()	value
Age	61.5 (51.0-67.0)	71.0 (54.0-82.0)	0.13
Sex
Male	4 (28.6)	72 (38.5)	0.57
Female	10 (71.4)	115 (61.5)
Immunosuppression
No	11/14 (78.6%)	160/187 (85.6%)	0.44
Yes	3/14 (21.4%)	27/187 (14.4%)
Inflammatory bowel disease
No	12/14 (85.7%)	169/187 (90.4%)	0.64
Yes	2/14 (14.3%)	18/187 (9.6%)
Recent antibiotic exposure
No	11/14 (78.6%)	78/187 (41.7%)	0.01
Yes	3/14 (21.4%)	109/187 (58.3)
Route of fecal microbiota transplantation delivery
Colonoscopy	5/14 (35.7%)	40/187 (21.4%)	0.76
Enema	2/14 (14.3%)	73/187 (39.0%)
Nasogastric tube	7/14 (50.0%)	69/187 (36.9%)
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy	0/14 (0.0%)	5/187 (2.7%)
Recent hospitalization
No	9/14 (64.3%)	99/187 (52.9%)	0.58