Washed microbiota transplantation in an elderly patient with lymphocytic leukemia and Clostridioides difficile infection: A case report illustrating a triumph over complexity

Background: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is recommended for treating patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). However, the therapeutic efficacy of FMT in elderly patients with complex medical conditions remains uncertain. The new method of FMT, washed microbiota tr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xinyu Zhang, Yuan Li, Bo Li, Jingwei Wu, Junmei Zhang, Xia Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-07-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024084810