Seeking people whose recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection has not responded to standard antibiotic treatments for a study to see if fecal microbiota transplantation is effective for treating C. diff infection.
Seeking men and women aged 65 and older for a study of changes in the microbiome in the intestines of seniors when they move into a long-term care facility.
Seeking men and women aged 50 and older who will be transferred to a long-term care facility, have been a resident of a long-term care facility for more than one month, or who live in the community and attend senior center programs for a study of the gut microbiome to better understand risk factors for Clostridium Difficile (an intestinal infection that causes severe diarrhea)