First implementation of frozen, capsulized faecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection into clinical practice in Europe

Affiliations

• ¹ Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
• ² Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Wisplinghoff laboratories, Cologne, Germany.
• ³ Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
• ⁴ Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
• ⁵ Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
• ⁶ Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Centre for Integrated Oncology CIO KölnBonn, Cologne, Germany; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
• ⁷ Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany; German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: maria.vehreschild@uk-koeln.de.