Efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation in 2 children with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and its impact on their growth and gut microbiome

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 565-570

  Walia, Ritu ^a   Garg, Shashank ^b   Song, Yang ^c   Girotra, Mohit ^a   Cuffari, Carmen ^d   Fricke, Wolfgang Florian ^c   Dutta, Sudhir K ^e  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Gastroenterology Department of Medicine Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Growth; Recurrent

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLONOSCOPY; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; FECES MICROFLORA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN; BACTEROIDES; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FECES; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFANT; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE;

BACTEROIDES; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FECES; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINES; MALE; MICROBIOTA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928287872     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000495     Document Type: Article

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