Fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in frail and very old patients.

Massimo Montalto Antonella GalloMaria Chiara AgnitelliSimona PellegrinoAlice LipariErika PeroMarcello CovinoFrancesco LandiAntonio GasbarriniGiovanni Cammarota Gianluca G Ianiro

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)

FMT is effective and safe in very old patients. Frailty and high comorbidity do not limit use of FMT in these patients. Frailty assessment has potential to better identify patients at higher risk of worse outcomes or for repeat treatment with FMT.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
risk assessment
metabolic syndrome
patient reported