Fecal Microbiota Transfer for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negatives: A Clinical Success Combined With Microbiological Failure
Author(s) -
Janneke E. Stalenhoef,
Elisabeth M. Terveer,
Cornelis W. Knetsch,
Peter J. van‘t Hof,
Imro N. Vlasveld,
Josbert J. Keller,
Leo G. Visser,
Ed J. Kuijper
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx047
Subject(s) - pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , multiple drug resistance , feces , antibiotics , colonization , gut flora , escherichia coli , antibiotic resistance , fecal bacteriotherapy , bacteria , biology , clostridium difficile , immunology , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Combined fecal microbiota transfer and antibiotic treatment prevented recurrences of urinary tract infections with multidrug-resistant (MDR) , but it failed to eradicate intestinal colonization with MDR . Based on microbiota analysis, failure was not associated with distinct diminished microbiota diversity.
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