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HIV Information: Author Paul Sax, M.D.

Paul E. Sax, MD

Paul E. Sax, MD is the Editor-in-Chief, Journal Watch HIV/AIDS Clinical Care, Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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Posts Tagged ‘Clostridium’

Why the Results of the C Diff Study (You Know Which One) Were No Surprise

Paul Sax • January 17th, 2013

Categories: Infectious Diseases, Patient Care, Research

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In cased you missed it, fecal transplant — use of poop from a healthy donor, which is then infused into the colon either from above (nasogastric tube) or below (colonoscope) — is unquestionably the most effective treatment for people who have multiple recurrences of C. difficile colitis (C diff). We know this because of a [...]

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