Faecal transplant

By: Thomson-Smith, Lydia D.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Faecal transplant or fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the process in which faecal bacteria from a healthy individual is transplanted into a recipient who needs treatment for suffering from Clostridium difficile infection (C. difficile). The infection is known to produce various effects ranging from diarrhea to pseudomembranous colitis. FMT is also known as faecal bacteriotherapy, faecal transfusion, stool transplant, faecal enema and human probiotic infusion. The procedure involves the restoration of the colonic or gut flora by introducing healthy bacterial flora through infusion of stool, e.g. by enema, obtained from a healthy human donor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6130143486
• ISBN13: 9786130143480
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Fastbook Publishing
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"