Recurrent Relatively Resistant Salmonella infantis Infection in 2 Immunocompromised Hosts Cleared With Prolonged Antibiotics and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation. (14th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Torres Soto, Mariam; Hammond, Sarah; Elshaboury, Ramy H; Johnson, Jacob; Hohmann, Elizabeth L
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 6:Number 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2018-12-14
• Subjects: chronic carriage -- fecal transplant -- FMT -- Salmonella; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofy334
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Two immunocompromised patients with relapsing gastrointestinal infection with relatively resistant Salmonella infantis were cured with prolonged ertapenem followed by encapsulated fecal transplant.