Predictors of fecal transplant failure Article (Faculty180)

cited authors

  • Meighani, Alireza; Hart, Benjamin R; Mittal, Chetan; Miller, Nichole; John, Ajin; Ramesh, Mayur

description

  • Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a significant healthcare burden, with increased morbidity and mortality. Traditional treatment regimens using antibiotics for recurrent CDI are significantly less successful compared with 80-90% with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). There is a paucity of data on failure rates and mortality after FMT in CDI. This study aims to identify the rates of failure, relapse, and mortality associated with FMT as well as the risk factors for FMT failure.

authors

publication date

  • 2016

start page

  • 826

end page

  • 30

volume

  • 28