Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: A Comprehensive Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has emerged as a promising treatment for C. difficile infection (CDI), and yet, there is a significant need for educational resources on the topic. In response, Dr. Jessica Allegretti and her expert contributors have created a practical handbook, “The 6 Ds of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation,” providing a clinical framework for understanding and administering FMT.

Expert Insights from Leading Professionals

With collective experience caring for thousands of patients suffering from recurrent CDI who have benefitted from FMT, Dr. Allegretti and her team are leaders in the field. This guide offers practical tools, clinical pearls, and answers to frequently asked questions, making it an invaluable resource for physicians, nurses, physician assistants, students, residents, and fellows.

The 6 Ds of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

This comprehensive guide outlines a step-by-step checklist for administering FMT, covering:

• Decision: Who is the right CDI patient to receive FMT? What clinical questions should you ask patients in your FMT clinical assessment?
• Donor: How do you select and screen a donor for FMT?
• Discussion: What are the risks, benefits, and alternatives that need to be discussed with patients?
• Delivery: What is the best delivery method for FMT – colonoscopy, nasogastric tube, enema, or capsules?
• Discharge and follow-up: What is the ideal post-FMT care? How should you counsel patients following FMT?
• Discovery: What are the most promising emerging clinical applications for FMT? What is the evidence for FMT in obesity, autism, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and liver disease?

By providing healthcare professionals with the ability to answer questions from patients regarding FMT and the microbiome, this guide offers a pragmatic approach to this exciting treatment.

Published by SLACK Incorporated in February 2021, “The 6 Ds of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation” is an essential resource for anyone looking to understand and administer FMT. With its comprehensive framework and expert insights, this guide is poised to revolutionize the treatment of CDI and beyond.