Why were people on antibiotics or immune-suppressing medicine excluded from Saltikva studies?

The Saltikva Phase 2 excluded people taking immunosuppressants or prophylactic antibiotics, as listed on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗. Saltikva is a live bacterium, so antibiotics could affect the bacteria and weakened immune defenses could raise infection risk, though Salspera, Inc. has not published a statement of the specific reasoning. Anyone considering a trial should discuss medicines and infection risk with their treating physician.

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