Research Roundup

Debbie Rigby rounds up the latest in research news   Faecal microbiota transplantation for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea Moderate quality evidence from 10 RCT trials indicates that faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is more effective in patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD) than vancomycin or placebo. FMT was statistically significantly more effective (RR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.22–0.74;