-
J. Clin. Microbiol. · Apr 2017
ReviewLaboratory Testing of Donors and Stool Samples for Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection.
- Michael H Woodworth, Emma M Neish, Nancy S Miller, Tanvi Dhere, Eileen M Burd, Cynthia Carpentieri, Kaitlin L Sitchenko, and Colleen S Kraft.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- J. Clin. Microbiol. 2017 Apr 1; 55 (4): 1002-1010.
AbstractFecal microbiota transplantation is an efficacious and inexpensive therapy for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, yet its safety is thought to depend on appropriate fecal donor screening. FDA guidance for regulation of this procedure is in flux, but screening and manufacture of fecal material from asymptomatic donors present many challenges to clinical laboratories. This minireview summarizes FDA regulatory changes, principles of donor selection, and recommended laboratory screening practices for fecal microbiota transplantation.Copyright © 2017 American Society for Microbiology.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..