Reduction in urinary tract infections in patients treated with fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.

Raseen TariqPritish K ToshDarrell S PardiSahil Khanna

Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology (2023)

We performed an updated study to investigate the rates of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) who received fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for CDI. We found a significant reduction in number of UTIs after FMT compared to patients who received antibiotics for CDI treatment. After FMT, we also observed a trend towards reduction of antibiotic resistance in organisms causing UTI.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
clostridium difficile
cell therapy
stem cells
replacement therapy
gram negative
smoking cessation
multidrug resistant