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SUBMITTER: Singh R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5863815 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Singh Ramandeep R de Groot Pieter F PF Geerlings Suzanne E SE Hodiamont Caspar J CJ Belzer Clara C Berge Ineke J M Ten IJMT de Vos Willem M WM Bemelman Frederike J FJ Nieuwdorp Max M
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<h4>Objective</h4>Infections with multidrug-resistant microorganisms are associated with increased hospitalization, medication costs and mortality. Based on our fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) experience for Clostridium difficile infection, we treated 15 patients carrying ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-EB) with FMT. Seven patients underwent a second FMT after 4 weeks when ESBL-EB remained, amounting to a total number of 22 transplants. The objective was decolonization of ESBL-EB. ...[more]