Longitudinal Evaluation of Gut Bacteriomes and Viromes after Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Eradication of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>
Qin Liu, Tao Zuo, Wenqi Lu, Yun Kit Yeoh, Qi Su, Zhilu Xu, Whitney Tang, Keli Yang, Fen Zhang, Louis Ho Shing Lau, Rashid N. Lui, Miu L. Chin, Rity Y. K. Wong, Chun Pan Cheung, Wenyi Zhu, Paul K.S. Chan, Francis K.L. Chan, Grace Lui, Siew C. Ng
Abstract
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an effective treatment for multidrug-resistant organisms; however, introducing a complex mixture of microbes also has unknown consequences for landscape features of gut microbiome. We sought to understand bacteriome and virome alterations in patients undergoing FMT to treat infection with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae .
Topics & Concepts
Human viromeEnterobacteriaceaeFecal bacteriotherapyCarbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceaeMicrobiomeFecesBiologyMicrobiologyTransplantationGut floraEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsVirologyMetagenomicsImmunologyMedicineEscherichia coliGeneticsAntibioticsInternal medicineClostridium difficileGeneClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchGut microbiota and healthViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology