Aug 28 (Reuters) - The seventh time Catherine Duff contracted C. diff, a debilitating infection of the gut, she did not respond to antibiotics. Duff, who founded the Fecal Transplant Foundation, said no doctor in her home state of Indiana would administer treatment when she contracted the antibiotic-resistant strain in 2012. According to the Fecal Transplant Foundation, fewer than 3 percent of the population qualify as a healthy donor. Every center preparing fecal transplants is different,” said David Cook, head of research and development at Seres. Smith said he expected new therapies to be priced competitively with existing C. diff antibiotics, such as Merck & Co’s Dificid.

Source: Huffington Post August 29, 2017 16:30 UTC