Characteristics of Faecal Microbiota in Korean Patients with Clostridioides difficile-associated Diarrhea

摘要

The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the pathogenesis of -associated diarrhea, and regional and racial characteristics influence the microbiome composition and diversity. We investigated the intestinal microbiome characteristics of patients with colitis (CD+) compared to those of patients with colitis not due to (CD−), patients with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization, and healthy controls, in Korea.