Current and future applications of fecal microbiota transplantation for children
2022
Chien-Chang Chen | Cheng-Hsun Chiu
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a new and adequate route to modify the microbial ecosystem in gastrointestinal tract of the hosts. Intestinal microbiota is highly associated with human health and disease. According to the reports of human clinical trials or case series, the application of FMT ranged from Clostridiodes difficile infection (CDI), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome, refractory diarrhea, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and even neurologic diseases, including Parkinson disease, and neuropsychiatric disorder (autism spectrum disorder, ASD). Although the current allowed indication of FMT is CDI in Taiwan, more application and development are expectable in the future. There is a relative rare data available for children in application of fecal microbiota transplantation. Thus, we review previous published research inspecting FMT in children, and address particular considerations when conducting FMT in pediatric patients.
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