Faecal transplants to be offered to hundreds with antibiotic-resistant superbug

Faecal transplants to be offered to hundreds with antibiotic-resistant superbug Hundreds of people with a hard-to-treat superbug are to be offered faecal transplants to tackle their infections.

A faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) involves taking healthy bacteria "in a mixture of prepared processed stool from a healthy donor" to the intestine of another person. Sky News

See also:

• NICE recommends transplant with good bacteria taken from poo to resolve recurrent Clostridium difficile infections NICE
• Faecal transplants recommended for Clostridium difficile BBC News
• NHS patients struggling with superbugs to be offered poo transplants The Guardian
• Poo transplants to be offered to hundreds of NHS patients with superbugs The Independent