Vol. 39 No. 6 (2022): DICIEMBRE
Short Communication

Fecal microbiota transplantation through colonoscopy for Clostridioides difficile recurrent infection in a pregnant woman

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  • Rodrigo Quera,
  • Paulina Nuñez,
  • Ricardo Espinoza,
  • Francisca Marcet,
  • Katherine Flores
Rodrigo Quera
Clínica Universidad de los Andes
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Paulina Nuñez
Programa de Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal. Centro de Enfermedades Digestivas. Clínica Universidad de los Andes
Ricardo Espinoza
Sección de Infectología, Departamento de Medina Interna. Universidad de los Andes, Clínica Universidad de los Andes, Chile.
Francisca Marcet
Centro de Endoscopía. Universidad de los Andes, Clínica Universidad de los Andes, Chile.
Katherine Flores
Centro de Endoscopía. Universidad de los Andes, Clínica Universidad de los Andes, Chile.

Published 2023-01-26

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Quera R, Nuñez P, Espinoza R, Marcet F, Flores K. Fecal microbiota transplantation through colonoscopy for Clostridioides difficile recurrent infection in a pregnant woman. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 26 [cited 2026 Jun. 28];39(6). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/1549

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Abstract

The diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in pregnant and peripartum women has increased. In this scenario, there are higher rates of treatment failure and a significant maternal morbidity and mortality. Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) has become the gold standard for the treatment of recurrent and refractory CDI however, there are few data on its results in pregnant patients. This case showed that FMT could be a therapeutic strategy in pregnant women with recurrent CDI.
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