S0213 A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Studies Investigating the Safety and Adverse Event Rates Related to FMT

INTRODUCTION: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) has shown great efficacy in treating Clostridium Difficile infection (CDI) that is either recurrent or refractory to standard therapy, as well as other diseases that are difficult to treat. Widespread clinical acceptance has been sluggish, in part due to concerns over safety and adverse events. Recent case studies of ESBL producing E. Coli bacteremia even led the FDA to issue a safety...