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. 2018 Nov 2;13(11):e0205064. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205064

Table 3. Preliminary efficacy by treatment group in preventing CDI recurrence for 60 days after FMT.

Treatment Group Lyophilized*
100 g FMT product once
Lyophilized*
100 g FMT product for 2 consecutive days (total 200 g)
Total Lyophilized* groups combined Frozen+ 100 g FMT product once
Number Subjects 8 23 31 34
Cure* (%) 5 (63%) 21 (91%) 26 (84%) 30 (88%)

*Lyophilized product given orally in enteric coated capsules

+Frozen product given by retention enema

p values

Overall comparison: Lyophilized (total 31) vs. Frozen (total 34), p = 0.76 with 95%CI -2.86 to 0.78

High dose lyophilized (total 23) vs. Frozen (total 34), p = 0.54 with 95%CI -4.26 to 0.12

Low Dose lyophilized (total 8) vs. Frozen (total 34), p = 0.11 with 95%CI -2.86 to 0.78

Low Dose lyophilized (total 8) vs. High dose lyophilized (total 23), p = 0.09 with 95%CI -1.22 to 0.02