Reorganisation of faecal microbiota transplant services during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an exponential increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections and associated deaths, and represents a significant challenge to healthcare professionals and facilities. Individual countries have taken several prevention and containment actions to control the spread of infection, including measures to guarantee safety of both healthcare professionals and patients who are at increased risk of infection from COVID-19. Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has a well-established role in the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). In the time of the pandemic, FMT centres and stool banks are required to adopt a workflow that continues to ensure reliable patient access to FMT whilst maintaining safety and quality of procedures. In this position paper, based on the best available evidence, worldwide FMT experts provide guidance on issues relating to the impact of COVID-19 on FMT, including patient selection, donor recruitment and selection, stool manufacturing, FMT procedures, patient follow-up, and research activities.
Date Issued
2020-08-10
Date Acceptance
2020-06-24
Citation
Gut, 2020, 69 (9), pp.1555-1563
ISSN
0017-5749
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Start Page
1555
End Page
1563
Journal / Book Title
Gut
Volume
69
Issue
9
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This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding
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https://gut.bmj.com/content/69/9/1555
Grant Number
RDA02
Subjects
colonic microflora
diarrhoeal disease
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
1103 Clinical Sciences
1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-07-03