Fecal transplant cured K. pneumoniae case

Physicians have recorded the first case of using fecal microbiota transplant to clear a carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection in a teenager, according to an abstract presented at IDWeek 2014.

The patient had been receiving prolonged broad spectrum antibiotics for a Pseudomonas aeruginosa related to another diagnosis. She then developed a K. pneumoniae infection.

Physicians used an FMT transplant from a younger sibling.

In the following 18 months, the patient has not had a recurrence of K. pneumoniae.

Researchers suggest FMT should be considered for patients with recurrent clinical infections from highly resistant organisms.

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