Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Is It Safe?
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an accepted procedure for the management of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections. FMT is generally considered safe and well-tolerated - even in high-risk patients. Most short-term risks are mild and known to be associated with delivery methods. Long...
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doaj-767925b3ec0641da911ea5b86ba536152021-08-09T00:04:16ZengHoon Jai ChunClinical Endoscopy2234-24002234-24432021-03-0154215716010.5946/ce.2021.0727509Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Is It Safe?Seon-Young Park0Geom Seog Seo1 Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, KoreaFecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an accepted procedure for the management of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections. FMT is generally considered safe and well-tolerated - even in high-risk patients. Most short-term risks are mild and known to be associated with delivery methods. Long-term side effects have not been established, and no signs of harm have been found to date. However, causality for several microbiome-associated diseases has to be established. Even though FMT is generally considered safe with strict donor screening, serious adverse events have been recently associated with the FMT product from the stool bank, where screening for multi-drug resistant organisms is not included in protocols. Here, we discuss the adverse events associated with FMT and safety issues.http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2021-072.pdfadverse eventsfecal microbiota transplantationsafety |
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Is It Safe? |
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Is It Safe? |
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Is It Safe? |
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fecal microbiota transplantation: is it safe? |
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Hoon Jai Chun |
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Clinical Endoscopy |
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Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an accepted procedure for the management of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections. FMT is generally considered safe and well-tolerated - even in high-risk patients. Most short-term risks are mild and known to be associated with delivery methods. Long-term side effects have not been established, and no signs of harm have been found to date. However, causality for several microbiome-associated diseases has to be established. Even though FMT is generally considered safe with strict donor screening, serious adverse events have been recently associated with the FMT product from the stool bank, where screening for multi-drug resistant organisms is not included in protocols. Here, we discuss the adverse events associated with FMT and safety issues. |
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