[HTML][HTML] Drug-Resistant E. coli Bacteremia Transmitted by Fecal Microbiota Transplant

Z DeFilipp, PP Bloom, M Torres Soto… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Z DeFilipp, PP Bloom, M Torres Soto, MK Mansour, MRA Sater, MH Huntley, S Turbett…
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019Mass Medical Soc
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an emerging therapy for recurrent or refractory
Clostridioides difficile infection and is being actively investigated for other conditions. We
describe two patients in whom extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing
Escherichia coli bacteremia occurred after they had undergone FMT in two independent
clinical trials; both cases were linked to the same stool donor by means of genomic
sequencing. One of the patients died. Enhanced donor screening to limit the transmission of …
Summary
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an emerging therapy for recurrent or refractory Clostridioides difficile infection and is being actively investigated for other conditions. We describe two patients in whom extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Escherichia coli bacteremia occurred after they had undergone FMT in two independent clinical trials; both cases were linked to the same stool donor by means of genomic sequencing. One of the patients died. Enhanced donor screening to limit the transmission of microorganisms that could lead to adverse infectious events and continued vigilance to define the benefits and risks of FMT across different patient populations are warranted.
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