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ArticleMedical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre2017

Successful Therapy of Severe Pseudomembranous Clostridium difficile Colitis Using a Combination of Fecal Microbiota Therapy and Fidaxomicin.

Peter C Konturek, Drilon Haziri, Harry Helfritzsch, Thomas Hess, Igor A Harsch

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Article in Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter C KonturekDepartment of Internal Medicine, Thuringia Clinic Saalfeld, Teaching Hospital of the University of Jena, Saalfeld, Germany.
Drilon Haziri
Harry Helfritzsch
Thomas Hess
Igor A Harsch
Jena University Hospital · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this work was to describe the use of a combination of fidaxomicin and fecal microbiota therapy (FMT) in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND

interventionA 78-year-old female, who was admitted for surgery due to acute diverticulitis caused by postoperative complications and broad antibiotic therapy, developed CDI-induced colitis. Despite the introduction of metronidazole and vancomycin therapy, her clinical condition continued to deteriorate. She was transferred to the intensive care unit where FMT followed by fidaxomicin were performed because her C-reactive protein and leucocyte levels remained elevated. Further clinical improvement and the resolution of colitis was observed.

conclusionIn this case, severe CDI colitis was successfully treated with the combination of FMT and fidaxomicin.

Indexed as

AgedAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsClostridioides difficileClostridium InfectionsEnterocolitis, PseudomembranousFecal Microbiota TransplantationFemaleFidaxomicinHumansAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsFidaxomicin

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PMID27978522
PMCPMC5588376
OpenAlexW2562343227

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