Background:Clostridium difficile infection(CDI)in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)has been increasingly recognized.The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of fecal microbiota transplantation(...Background:Clostridium difficile infection(CDI)in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)has been increasingly recognized.The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of fecal microbiota transplantation(FMT)in patients with pouch and CDI.Methods:All consecutive patients that underwent FMT for CDI from 2012 to 2016 were extracted from our IRB-approved,prospectively maintained Registry of Pouch Disorders.The primary outcome was negative stool tests for Clostridium difficile after FMT and the secondary outcomes were symptomatic and endoscopic responses.Results:A total of 13 patients were included in this study,with 10 being Caucasian males(76.9%).All patients had underlying ulcerative colitis for J pouch surgery.After a mean of 2.8±0.8 courses of antibiotic treatments was given and failed,22 sessions of FMT were administered with an average of 1.7±1.1 sessions each.Within the 22 sessions,16 were given via pouchoscopy,4 via esophagogastroduodenoscopy and 2 via enemas.All patients tested negative on C.difficile polymerase chain reaction(PCR)after the initial FMT with a total of 7/12(58.3%)documented patients showed symptomatic improvements and 3/11(27.3%)patients showed endoscopic improvement according to the modified Pouchitis Disease Activity Index.During the follow-up of 1.2±1.1 years,there were a total of five patients(38.5%)that had recurrence after the successful initial treatment and four of them were successfully treated again with FMT.Conclusions:FMT appeared to be effective in eradication of CDI in patients with ileal pouches.However,FMT had a modest impact on endoscopic inflammation and recurrence after FMT and recurrence was common.展开更多
Background:In symptomatic patients with an ileal pouch,stool studies are often sent to diagnose enteric pathogens.Aim of this study is to find the value of routine stool studies in the evaluation of symptomatic patien...Background:In symptomatic patients with an ileal pouch,stool studies are often sent to diagnose enteric pathogens.Aim of this study is to find the value of routine stool studies in the evaluation of symptomatic patients and the clinical implications of such pathogens in patients with ileal pouches.Methods:Consecutive ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)patients who had stool tests out of a 2283-case registry from 2002 to 2015 were included in the study.Patients with positive stool cultures were compared with controls(symptomatic without positive stool culture)in a 1:4 ratio.Response to antibiotic therapy,recurrence rate and rate of hospitalization at 1 and 3 months were assessed.Results:A total of 643(28%)had stool cultures done and only 1.7%(11/643)were found to be positive for stool cultures.Campylobacter spp.(45%)was the most common pathogen followed by Aeromonas spp.(36%).Non-smokers and patients without any antibiotic use in the last 3 months were found to have higher prevalence of positive stool cultures than controls(p<0.001 and p¼0.023).Patients with pathogenic bacteria were found to have a higher risk of acute kidney injury(27.3%vs 4.5%,p¼0.049),hospitalization within 3 months of initial stool testing(36.4%vs 6.8%,p¼0.009)and mortality(18.2%vs 0%,p¼0.040).However,there were no statistically significant differences in the clinical outcomes in patients with positive stool cultures who received pathogen-directed therapy.Conclusions:We found that the yield of stool tests for bacterial pathogens in symptomatic pouch patients was extremely low and the treatment of detected pathogens had a minimum impact on the disease course of pouchitis.The clinical utility of routine stool culture in those patients warrants further study.展开更多
文摘Background:Clostridium difficile infection(CDI)in patients with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)has been increasingly recognized.The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of fecal microbiota transplantation(FMT)in patients with pouch and CDI.Methods:All consecutive patients that underwent FMT for CDI from 2012 to 2016 were extracted from our IRB-approved,prospectively maintained Registry of Pouch Disorders.The primary outcome was negative stool tests for Clostridium difficile after FMT and the secondary outcomes were symptomatic and endoscopic responses.Results:A total of 13 patients were included in this study,with 10 being Caucasian males(76.9%).All patients had underlying ulcerative colitis for J pouch surgery.After a mean of 2.8±0.8 courses of antibiotic treatments was given and failed,22 sessions of FMT were administered with an average of 1.7±1.1 sessions each.Within the 22 sessions,16 were given via pouchoscopy,4 via esophagogastroduodenoscopy and 2 via enemas.All patients tested negative on C.difficile polymerase chain reaction(PCR)after the initial FMT with a total of 7/12(58.3%)documented patients showed symptomatic improvements and 3/11(27.3%)patients showed endoscopic improvement according to the modified Pouchitis Disease Activity Index.During the follow-up of 1.2±1.1 years,there were a total of five patients(38.5%)that had recurrence after the successful initial treatment and four of them were successfully treated again with FMT.Conclusions:FMT appeared to be effective in eradication of CDI in patients with ileal pouches.However,FMT had a modest impact on endoscopic inflammation and recurrence after FMT and recurrence was common.
文摘Background:In symptomatic patients with an ileal pouch,stool studies are often sent to diagnose enteric pathogens.Aim of this study is to find the value of routine stool studies in the evaluation of symptomatic patients and the clinical implications of such pathogens in patients with ileal pouches.Methods:Consecutive ileal pouch-anal anastomosis(IPAA)patients who had stool tests out of a 2283-case registry from 2002 to 2015 were included in the study.Patients with positive stool cultures were compared with controls(symptomatic without positive stool culture)in a 1:4 ratio.Response to antibiotic therapy,recurrence rate and rate of hospitalization at 1 and 3 months were assessed.Results:A total of 643(28%)had stool cultures done and only 1.7%(11/643)were found to be positive for stool cultures.Campylobacter spp.(45%)was the most common pathogen followed by Aeromonas spp.(36%).Non-smokers and patients without any antibiotic use in the last 3 months were found to have higher prevalence of positive stool cultures than controls(p<0.001 and p¼0.023).Patients with pathogenic bacteria were found to have a higher risk of acute kidney injury(27.3%vs 4.5%,p¼0.049),hospitalization within 3 months of initial stool testing(36.4%vs 6.8%,p¼0.009)and mortality(18.2%vs 0%,p¼0.040).However,there were no statistically significant differences in the clinical outcomes in patients with positive stool cultures who received pathogen-directed therapy.Conclusions:We found that the yield of stool tests for bacterial pathogens in symptomatic pouch patients was extremely low and the treatment of detected pathogens had a minimum impact on the disease course of pouchitis.The clinical utility of routine stool culture in those patients warrants further study.