Stool Transplantation

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Procedure 3 Complications 4 More General Terms 5 References

Indications

• refractory pseudomembranous colitis, repeatedly testing positive for C difficile enterotoxin A or B

• Benefits: 80% cure rate

Procedure

• stool donors screened for hepatitis, syphilis, HIV & enteric infections
• pretreatment of patients with vancomycin & proton pump inhibitor
• 25 mL of normal stool homogenate instilled via nasogastric tube

Complications

• risk of infection

• pneumonia
• peritonitis

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

References

- Journal Watch 23(8):63, 2003 Aas J et al, Recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis: case series involving 18 patients treated with donor stool administered via a nasogastric tube. Clin Infect Dis 36:580,2003 PMID: [1] stool transplantation