Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology Open Access

C. Diff, resistance, refractory disease, and fecal transplant

6^th Annual European Conference on Gastroenterology

June 19-20, 2018 Paris, France

Yazan Abu Qwaider

Barnes Jewish Healthcare,USA

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol

Abstract:

Antimicrobial resistance is one of our most serious health threats. Infections from resistant bacteria are now too common, and some pathogens have even become resistant to multiple types or classes of antibiotics (antimicrobials used to treat bacterial infections). The loss of effective antibiotics will undermine our ability to fight infectious diseases and manage the infectious complications common in vulnerable patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer, dialysis for renal failure, and surgery, especially organ transplantation, for which the ability to treat secondary infections is crucial When first-line and then second-line antibiotic treatment options are limited by resistance or are unavailable, healthcare providers are forced to use antibiotics that may be more toxic to the patient and frequently more expensive and less effective. Even when alternative treatments exist, research has shown that patients with resistant infections are often much more likely to die, and survivors have significantly longer hospital stays, delayed recuperation, and long-term disability. Efforts to prevent such threats build on the foundation of proven public health strategies: immunization, infection control, protecting the food supply, antibiotic stewardship, and reducing person-to-person spread through screening, treatment and education. Fecal transplant is a promising and evolving treatment modality for refractory and antibiotic resistant C. Diff.