Research Article
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease
Table 2
Response to FMT, stratified by liver disease status.
| | | Liver disease () | No liver disease () | value |
| | Age | 59.5 (47.5-73.0) | 72.0 (54.0-83.0) | 0.17 | | Sex | | | | | Male | 4 (33.3) | 68 (41.5) | 0.76 | | Female | 8 (66.7) | 96 (58.5) | | CDI severity | | | | Severe | 3 (25.0) | 37 (22.6) | 0.74 | | Nonsevere | 9 (75.0) | 127 (77.4) | | Diabetes mellitus | | | | No | 9 (75.0) | 132 (80.5) | 0.71 | | Yes | 3 (25.0) | 32 (19.5) | | Hypertension | | | | No | 8 (66.7) | 87 (53.1) | 0.55 | | Yes | 4 (33.3) | 77 (47.0) | | Chronic kidney disease | | | | No | 10 (83.3) | 143 (87.2) | 0.66 | | Yes | 2 (16.7) | 21 (12.8) | | Cancer | | | | No | 10 (83.3) | 136 (82.9) | 0.99 | | Yes | 2 (16.7) | 28 (17.1) | | Immunosuppression | | | | No | 10 (83.3) | 138 (84.2) | 0.99 | | Yes | 2 (16.7) | 26 (15.9) | | Recent hospitalization | | | | No | 9 (75.0) | 92 (56.1) | 0.24 | | Yes | 3 (25.0) | 72 (43.9) | | Recent surgery | | | | No | 12 (100.0) | 152 (92.7) | 0.99 | | Yes | 0 (0.0) | 12 (7.3) | | Route of FMT delivery | | | | Colonoscopy | 5 (41.7) | 36 (22.0) | 0.3 | | Enema | 2 (16.7) | 63 (38.4) | | Nasogastric tube | 5 (41.7) | 62 (37.8) | | PEG | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.8) |
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FMT: fecal microbiota transplantation; PEG: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
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