Improved health-related quality of life in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection after treatment with faecal microbiota transplantation.
Cecilia Magnusson, Elis Ölfvingsson, Henrik Hjortswang, Åse Östholm, Lena Serrander
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Abstract
Background: Clostridioides difficile is a major burden for both healthcare systems and the patients. Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is becoming more common as a treatment since it reduces the risk of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI).
Objectives: To evaluate how treatment with FMT is affecting the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with rCDI.
Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted where patients who were offered FMT as a treatment for rCDI were asked to fill in a questionnaire based on the Short Health Scale (SHS) and EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Levels (EQ-5D-5L) about their HRQoL before and after treatment.
Results: Patients with rCDI had poor HRQoL, which improved following FMT.
Conclusions: Since FMT cures, reduces the risk of new recurrences of CDI and improves the HRQoL of the patients, it should be offered as a treatment for patients with rCDI. Also, SHS is a useful and reliable instrument for measuring HRQoL in patients with rCDI.