Faecal microbiota transplantation for C. difficile infection – real life efficacy and cost effectiveness from John Hunter Hospital

Guest posting: Dr Tom Goodsall, Gastroenterologist, Hunter New England Local Health District

Presentation with case reports:  Dec 2024 Goodsall FMT at John Hunter Hospital

Take home messages

  • FMT is an effective and safe treatment for recurrent or refractory diarrhoea / colitis due to C. difficile
  • FMT is delivered at John Hunter Hospital as a TGA-approved product with Clinical Governance oversight
  • Our patient outcomes reflect international literature and have been positive
  • In order to obtain timely FMT, referral should be through direct contact with an FMT-accredited Gastroenterologist and currently should go through Tom Goodsall (thomas.goodsall@health.nsw.gov.au)

TGA- Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia

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