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Clostridium Difficile Perfect Paragraph

Submitted by kwarny on Thu, 03/21/2019 - 15:44

Clostridium difficile is the inflammation of the colon caused by the clostridium difficile bacteria. The symptoms occur when there is a lack of healthy bacteria in the body. Symptoms often include diarrhea, stomach pain, and fever. The common method for treatment, as with most bacterial infections, is to use antibiotics; however, even with antibiotics, the risk remains for the infection to come back. In recent years, researchers and scientists have consulted a different treatment approach with fecal transplant. The fecal matter from a healthy person can potentially restore the healthy bacteria in the infected colon of a patient with C.diff, or Clostridium difficile. It is an effective combination of antibiotics destroying bacteria, both healthy and infectious, and the fecal matter restoring only the healthy bacteria to reduce the risk of the disease resurfacing. So far, this process has been shown to be successful, however, critics are concerned about the pricing for patients. Additionally, while not necessarily a concern, rather an unknown, the methods are still under review by the FDA. This breakthrough has helped patients feel better within hours after a single treatment, and can be administered via colonoscopy or capsules containing fecal matter.

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"The common method for treatment, as with most bacterial infections, is to use antibiotics; however, even with antibiotics, the risk remains for the infection to come back"

-I would suggest trying to break this sentence up to eliminate a few of the commas.

Overall a good paragraph. The sentence "Additionally, while not necessarily a concern, rather an unknown, the methods are still under review by the FDA." is a bit disorganized. Also, the fact that it's not a concern is an opinion.

Maybe say the name of the antibiotics, also explain what the price is.