Early Antibiotic Use After Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Increases Risk of Treatment Failure.

Allegretti, Jessica R; Kao, Dina; Sitko, Jessica; Fischer, Monika; Kassam, Zain · Clin Infect Dis · 2018

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Abstract

Antibiotic use within the first 8 weeks after fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may disrupt microbial engraftment and limit FMT effectiveness. We aimed to assess the burden of antibiotic use within 8 weeks of FMT and its impact on FMT efficacy.

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