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Elusive confirmation of Clostridium difficile infection

A 70-year-old woman with a history of Clostridium difficile infection returned to the clinic with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Three stool samples were negative for C. difficile and WBCs. Would you ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Study: Nearly 10% of Patients Have C. diff at Admission

Nearly 10 percent of patients were infected with Clostridium difficile when they entered a Minnesota hospital, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers studied ...
Becker's Hospital Review

1 dead, 6 sickened after OpenBiome fecal transplants, FDA says

One patient died and four were hospitalized after receiving OpenBiome stool transplants as a treatment for Clostridium difficile, the FDA said in a March 12 safety alert. In total, six patients ...
STAT

FDA approves first fecal microbiome drug, setting stage for others

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first therapy using bacteria from stool samples to treat a bowel disorder on Wednesday, paving the way for several similar treatments in development. The ...
The Hill

FDA clears 1st fecal transplant treatment for gut infection

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have approved the first pharmaceutical-grade version of the so-called fecal transplant procedures that doctors have increasingly used against hard-to-treat intestinal ...
CNN

FDA issues safety alert over fecal transplants after patient’s death

The US Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert on Thursday over the use of fecal transplants after one recipient died. The investigational treatment has not been approved by the FDA. Known ...