Microbiology Australia (Jan 2020)

Faecal microbiota transplantation: a review

  • Paul Chapman,
  • Holly A Sinclair

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 41, no. 2
pp. 65 – 69

Abstract

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Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the transfer of human faeces from a healthy donor to a recipient with a disease associated with gut dysbiosis. Here we review faecal microbiota transplantation as a treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and other conditions including decolonisation of multiresistant organisms. Donor selection and screening, adverse events, processing, administration and regulation of FMT are discussed.