Fecal transplants move into the mainstream to treat difficult infection
For the first time, an influential medical group is recommending fecal transplants for certain C. diff infections.
Fecal transplants are increasingly becoming a mainstream treatment.
For the first time, an influential medical group is recommending the procedure — in which donor fecal matter is transferred to a patient — for individuals who have repeatedly failed standard treatments for severe diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile, commonly known as C. diff.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America issued the new guidelines Thursday for combatting the bacterial infection, which sickens nearly half a million Americans every year.
“We are now including the recommendation … that they be at least considered for fecal microbiome transplantation,” said Dr. Clifford McDonald, one
