Successful Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in a Patient with Severe Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection after Liver Transplantation

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) represents one of the most common healthcare-associated infections. Due to increasing numbers of recurrences and therapy failures, CDI has become a major disease burden. Studies have shown that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can both be a safe and highly...

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Main Authors: Kai Markus Schneider, Theresa H. Wirtz, Daniela Kroy, Stefanie Albers, Ulf Peter Neumann, Till Strowig, Gernot Sellge, Christian Trautwein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/481937
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Summary:Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) represents one of the most common healthcare-associated infections. Due to increasing numbers of recurrences and therapy failures, CDI has become a major disease burden. Studies have shown that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) can both be a safe and highly efficacious therapy for patients with therapy-refractory CDI. However, patients undergoing solid organ transplantation are at high risk for CDI due to long-term immunosuppression, previous antibiotic therapy, and proton pump inhibitor use. Additionally, these patients may be especially prone to adverse events related to FMT. Here, we report a successful FMT in a patient with severe therapy-refractory CDI after liver transplantation.
ISSN:1662-0631