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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation via Colonoscopy for Recurrent C. difficile Infection
Published on: December 8, 2014
Decolonisation of a multi-drug-resistant Escherichia coli and a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium after
Maja Johanne Søndergaard Knudsen1, Ingrid Maria Cecilia Rubin1,2, Hengameh Chloe Mirsepasi-Lauridsen3,4,5
1Department of Clinical Microbiology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.
Abstract:
In this study, we report a case of decolonisation of a multi-drug-resistant extended spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli, and a vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium after intervention with capsulated faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Following eradication, our patient acquired an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, which was subsequently eliminated after a second round of FMT capsules. Additionally, we report the detection of six distinct carbapenemase-producing organisms in this patient, who was evacuated from the war in Ukraine.
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