Can Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Eradicate Fecal Colonization With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)?

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Dec;37(12):1519-1521. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.229. Epub 2016 Oct 3.

Authors

Kyung Mok Sohn¹, Shinhye Cheon¹, Yeon-Sook Kim¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases,Chungnam National University Hospital,Chungnam National University School of Medicine,Daejeon,South Korea.

PMID: 27691983
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2016.229

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Enterococcus faecium / isolation & purification*
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation*
Feces / microbiology*
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / therapy*
Humans
Treatment Outcome
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci / isolation & purification*