Table 2.

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Indication and Related Characteristics

Characteristics	n (%)
FMT indication
CDI	259 (100)
Method of CDI diagnosis
Symptoms and PCR	163 (63)
Symptoms and EIA	54 (21)
Symptoms, EIA and PCR	20 (8)
Symptoms only	12 (5)
PCR only	8 (3)
EIA only	1 (<1)
Not reported	1 (<1)
CDI severity
Mild	92 (36)
Moderate	115 (44)
Severe	48 (19)
Severe-complicated	2 (1)
Not reported	2 (1)
CDI duration
<1 mo	14 (5)
1–6 mo	149 (58)
7–12 mo	61 (24)
13–24 mo	17 (7)
>24 mo	16 (6)
Not reported	2 (1)
No. of prior CDI episodes
1	15 (6)
2	34 (13)
3	110 (42)
4	56 (22)
5 or more	42 (16)
Not reported	2 (1)
Prior treatments for CDI
Vancomycin	236 (91)
Vancomycin taper/pulse	141 (54)
Metronidazole	104 (40)
Fidaxomicin	73 (28)
Probiotics	44 (17)
Other treatments	14 (5)
No prior treatments	5 (2)

EIA, enzyme immunoassay; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.