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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