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ArticleAlimentary pharmacology & therapeutics2025

Impact of Clinical and Pharmacological Parameters on Faecal Microbiota Transplantation Outcome in Clostridioides difficile Infections: Results of a 5-Year French National Survey.

Nicolas Benech, Nadim Cassir, Laurent Alric, Frédéric Barbut, Rui Batista, Alexandre Bleibtreu, Thomas Briot, Benjamin Davido, Tatiana Galperine, Anne-Christine Joly and 10 more

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Article in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Nicolas BenechFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.ORCID 0000-0002-3222-6130
Nadim CassirFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Laurent AlricFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Frédéric BarbutFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Rui BatistaFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Alexandre BleibtreuFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Thomas BriotFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Benjamin DavidoFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Tatiana GalperineFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Anne-Christine JolyFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Nathalie KapelFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Chloé MelchiorFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.ORCID 0000-0002-8146-1540
Alexis MoscaFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Biba NebbadFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Bénédicte PigneurFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.ORCID 0000-0002-5324-9964
Stéphane M SchneiderFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Mathieu WasiakFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Julien ScanziFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.
Harry SokolFrench Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF), France.ORCID 0000-0002-2914-1822
French Faecal Transplant Group (GFTF)

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDetailed comparative assessment of procedure-related factors associated with faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) efficacy in Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is limited.

aimsWe took advantage of the differences in procedures at the various French FMT centres to determine clinical and procedure-related factors associated with FMT success in CDI.

methodsWe performed a nationwide retrospective multicentre cohort study. All FMTs performed within The French Faecal Transplant Group for CDI from 2018 to 2022 were included. Clinical data were collected retrospectively from recipient medical files, characteristics of stool transplant preparations were prospectively collected by each Pharmacy involved. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using Fisher's test and multiple logistic regression.

resultsSix hundred fifty-eight FMTs were performed for 617 patients in 17 centres. The overall efficacy of FMT was 84.3% (520/617), with 0.5% of severe adverse events possibly related to FMT (3/658). Forty-seven patients were treated at the first recurrence of CDI with a similar success rate (85.1%). Severe chronic kidney disease (CKD; OR: 2.18, 95%CI [1.20-3.88]), non-severe refractory CDI (OR: 15.35, [1.94-318.2]), the use of ≥ 80% glycerol (OR: 2.52, [1.11-5.67]), insufficient bowel cleansing (OR: 5.47, [1.57-20.03]) and partial FMT retention (OR: 9.97, [2.62-48.49]) were associated with CDI recurrence within 8 weeks.

conclusionsConditions of transplant manufacturing, bowel cleansing, and a route of delivery tailored to the patient's characteristics are key factors in optimising FMT efficacy. FMT at first recurrence showed high success in real-life practice, whereas it had lower efficacy in severe CDI and non-severe refractory CDI.

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Clostridium InfectionsFecal Microbiota TransplantationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overClostridioides difficileFemaleFranceHumansMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeClostridioides difficile infectionfaecal microbiota transplantationfrozen preparationglycerol

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PMID39387234
PMCPMC11636172

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