Fecal transplants: FDA issues warning following death of patient
by Press Release from Outbreak News Today on (#4H5SW)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning yesterday concerning the potential risks of Fecal Microbiota for Transplantation (FMT) following the death of a patient. Two immunocompromised adults who received investigational FMT developed invasive infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (E.coli). One of the individuals died. FMT used in these two individuals ["]
The post Fecal transplants: FDA issues warning following death of patient appeared first on Outbreak News Today.