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Table 2 Quantification of resistance gene expression after FMT in a culture-dependent method

From: Faecal microbiota transplantation reduces amounts of antibiotic resistance genes in patients with multidrug-resistant organisms

 

Pre

Day 1

Day 7

Day 14

Day 28

p-value

VanA gene, log10 copies/mL

9.28 ± 2.05

8.45 ± 1.87

8.82 ± 2.39

7.60 ± 2.84

6.82 ± 3.53

0.011

blaKPC gene, log10 copies/mL

7.41 ± 3.29

7.30 ± 3.31

6.11 ± 3.58

6.47 ± 4.14

5.14 ± 4.60

0.126

Overall gene

8.57 ± 2.76

8.10 ± 2.36

8.01 ± 3.05

7.15 ± 3.24

6.34 ± 3.75

0.003

  1. FMT, faecal microbiota transplantation
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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