Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory diarrhea in immunocompromised diseases: a pediatric case report

Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory diarrhea in immunocompromised diseases: a pediatric case report

Abstract Background Immunocompromised (IC) patients have an increased risk of refractory diarrhea. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a safe and effective therapy for infection-related diarrhea which are mainly mediated by the loss of the microbial colonization, although there is concern that...

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Main Authors: Shuwen Zhong, Jingqing Zeng, Zhaohui Deng, Lirong Jiang, Bin Zhang, Kaihua Yang, Wenyu Wang, Tianao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Fecal microbiota transplantation
Refractory diarrhea
Graft-versus-host disease
Immunocompromised children
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-019-0708-9

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