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Be Careful Of Fecal Transplants, Warns FDA, After Patient Death

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Fecal transplantation is an experimental procedure to treat intestinal conditions, including recurrent, antibiotic-resistant Clostridium difficile infection. But if the donor stool is not properly screened, it can spread other illnesses.

The FDA has strengthened oversight of experimental fecal transplants after a patient died of an infection. The donor's stool contained disease-causing pathogens, but was not tested before use.

(Image credit: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Science Source)


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