Year 2017 / Volume 109 / Number 9
Letter to the Editor
Fecal transplantation as a treatment for Clostridium difficile infection in patients with ulcerative colitis

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4941/2017

Marta Izquierdo Romero, Pilar Varela Trastoy, Alejo Mancebo Mata,

Abstract
Clostridium difficile (CD) infection is currently the most frequent etiology of nosocomial diarrhea. Besides, its incidence is progressively increasing in ambulatory patients. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a risk factor of CD infection itself, but also due to the regular immunosuppressive treatment used in these patients. At the present time, fecal transplantation (FT) is a safe and cost-effective alternative if the previous antibiotic treatments have failed. Similar outcomes between patients with IBD and general population have been reported. We present a case of a patient with ulcerative colitis and recurrent CD infection successfully treated with FT.
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Received: 08/03/2017

Accepted: 22/03/2017

Online First: 27/07/2017

Published: 31/08/2017

Article Online First time: 141 days

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