Fecal microbial transplantation in a pediatric case of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and specific antibody deficiency

Paxton Loke; Ralf G Heine; Vicki McWilliam; Donald J S Cameron; Mimi L K Tang; Katrina J Allen

doi:10.1111/pai.12619

Fecal microbial transplantation in a pediatric case of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection and specific antibody deficiency

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2016 Dec;27(8):872-874. doi: 10.1111/pai.12619. Epub 2016 Sep 16.

Authors

Paxton Loke¹, Ralf G Heine^{1

2

3

4}, Vicki McWilliam^{1

4}, Donald J S Cameron^{2

3

4}, Mimi L K Tang^{1

3

4}, Katrina J Allen^{1

2

3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Allergy and Immunology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Vic., Australia.
³ Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic., Australia.
⁴ Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Vic., Australia.
⁵ Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

PMID: 27496525
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12619

No abstract available

Keywords: Clostridium difficile infection; fecal microbial transplantation; specific antibody deficiency.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Child
Clostridium Infections / therapy*
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation*
Feces
Humans
Infant
Male
Recurrence