Self-Administered Home Series Fecal “Minitransplants” for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection on a Rectal Remnant

Authors

  • Daniel Popa Lucian Blaga University ; Polisano Clinic, Sibiu, Romania
  • Mihaela Laszlo Department of Gastroenterology, Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Lidia Ciobanu Department of Gastroenterology, Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; 3rd Medical Clinic, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Elena Ucenic Polisano Clinic, Sibiu, Romania
  • Manuela Mihalache Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania
  • Oliviu Pascu Department of Gastroenterology, Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; 3rd Medical Clinic, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.244.clo

Keywords:

Clostridium difficile infection, fecal microbiota transplant, rectal remnant, post-colectomy

Abstract

A fecal microbiota transplant has proved to be an extremely effective method for patients with recurrent infections with Clostridium difficile. We present the case of a 65-year-old female patient with multiple Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) relapses on the rectal remnant, post-colectomy for a CDI-related toxic megacolon. The patient also evidenced associated symptomatic Clostridium difficile vaginal infection. She was successfully treated with serial fecal “minitransplants” (self-administered at home) and metronidazole ovules.
Abbreviations: GI: gastrointestinal; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; CDI: Clostridium difficile infection; FMT: fecal microbiota transplant.

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Published

2015-12-01

How to Cite

1.
Popa D, Laszlo M, Ciobanu L, Ucenic E, Mihalache M, Pascu O. Self-Administered Home Series Fecal “Minitransplants” for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection on a Rectal Remnant. JGLD [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 13];24(4):531-3. Available from: https://jgld.ro/jgld/index.php/jgld/article/view/1173

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 4: December 2015

Section

Case Reports