TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful colonoscopic fecal transplant for severe acute Clostridium difficile pseudomembranous colitis
AU - Gallegos-Orozco, J. F.
AU - Paskvan-Gawryletz, C. D.
AU - Gurudu, S. R.
AU - Orenstein, R.
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Clostridium difficile-asso-ciated diarrhea has become one of the most common healthcare-associated in-fections, withsignificant morbidity and mortality, es-pecially among the elderly in the inpatient setting. The standard approach withmetronidazole and van-comycin is not very effective in treating patients with severe colitis and hence other alternativeshave been explored. We herein describe the first successful experience of colonoscopic fecal trans-plant in a case of severerefractory C. difficile pseu-domembranous colitis.
AB - Clostridium difficile-asso-ciated diarrhea has become one of the most common healthcare-associated in-fections, withsignificant morbidity and mortality, es-pecially among the elderly in the inpatient setting. The standard approach withmetronidazole and van-comycin is not very effective in treating patients with severe colitis and hence other alternativeshave been explored. We herein describe the first successful experience of colonoscopic fecal trans-plant in a case of severerefractory C. difficile pseu-domembranous colitis.
KW - Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea
KW - Fecal bacteriotherapy
KW - Fecal replacement therapy
KW - Infectious colitis
KW - USA
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M3 - Article
C2 - 22450020
AN - SCOPUS:84863606088
SN - 0375-0906
VL - 77
SP - 40
EP - 42
JO - Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico
JF - Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico
IS - 1
ER -