Meeting
Abstract Number: 715
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 62-year-old man with recent hospitalization for septic shock due to toe osteomyelitis,complicated by severe C. difficile infection requiring fecal transplant 3 weeks prior to admission,presenting with confusion,right-sided weakness,and ataxia.Symptoms were first noted 2 weeks after the fecal transplant and consisted of depressed mood and right shoulder weakness.Neurological exam was notable for neglect of […]
Abstract Number: O45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male with a history of IBS presented with three weeks of non-bloody diarrhea and five days of worsening arthritis. It first appeared in his right wrist but subsequently affected his fingers, wrists, elbows, ankles, and knees bilaterally. The patient denied any recent travel or antibiotic use. On exam, the most affected […]
Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: Plenary
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Antibiotics targeted against C. difficile bacteria are necessary, but insufficient, to achieve a durable clinical response because they have no effect on C. difficile spores that germinate within a disrupted microbiome. ECOSPOR-III evaluated SER-109, an investigational, biologically-derived microbiome therapeutic of purified Firmicute spores for treatment of recurrent CDI. Methods: Adults ≥18 years with recurrent […]