Jessica Allegretti, MD, MPH
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New donor screening protocols for clinical trials involving fecal microbiota transplantation
The FDA has issued a safety alert about the risk of transmitting drug-resistant bacteria during a stool transplantation procedure, after the death of one person participating in a research protocol.
Stool transplants are now standard of care for recurrent C. difficile infections
Stool transplantation has become a standard treatment for people who have had multiple recurrent episodes of a bacterial infection; although the procedure has not been approved by the FDA, the success rate is high and the procedure is very safe.