Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas | |
Fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in a patient with concomitant inflammatory bowel disease | |
Marta Gravito-Soares1  Francisco Portela1  Carlos Sofia1  Elisa Gravito-Soares1  Manuela Ferreira1  | |
[1] Coimbra University Hospital; | |
关键词: Recurrent Clostridium difficile infection; Ulcerative pancolitis; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Infectious colitis; | |
DOI : 10.17235/reed.2017.4819/2016 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
The use of fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and coexistent inflammatory bowel disease remains unclear. A 61-year-old man with ulcerative pancolitis was diagnosed with a third recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection, previously treated with metronidazole, vancomycin and fidaxomicin. Fecal microbiota transplantation of an unrelated healthy donor was performed by the lower route. After a twelve month follow-up, the patient remains asymptomatic without Clostridium difficile infection relapses or inflammatory bowel disease flare-ups. Fecal microbiota transplantation is relatively simple to perform, well-tolerated, safe and effective in recurrent Clostridium difficile infection with ulcerative pancolitis, as an alternative in case of antibiotic therapy failure.
【 授权许可】
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