Please complete these sentences by dragging the correct terms into the blanks to demonstrate your understanding of the use of fecal transplants.
Fecal transplants have been approved for use in patients with hard-to-treat ______1______ infection.
-(1) Clostridium difficile
This organism is a gram- _____1_______ bacterium and causes pseudomembranous colitis, infection of the ---2---
-(1) Positive
-(2) Colon
Typical treatments for this infection include the use of potent antibiotics such as _____1_______ ; however, the use of this drug only results in a ______2______ cure rate.
-(1) Vancomycin
-.(2) 31%
Fecal transplants involve administration of an enema containing donor feces in an effort to replace the normal ______1______ of the gastrointestinal tract.
-(1) Microbiota
In 2013, a study was published that indicated a _____1_______ cure rate in patients treated with these transplants.
-(1) 94%
