{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(9)"],"submitter":["Yau YK"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>With increasing number of clinical trials relating to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), it is crucial to identify and recruit long-term, healthy, and regular fecal donors.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to report the outcomes of screening and recruitment of fecal donors for FMT.<h4>Methods</h4>Potential donors were recruited via advertisement through internal mass emails at a university. They were required to undergo a pre-screening telephone interview, a detailed questionnaire, followed by blood and stool investigations.<h4>Results</h4>From January 2017 to December 2020, 119 potential donors were assessed with 75 failed pre-screening. Reasons for failure included: inability to come back for regular and long-term donation (n = 19), high body mass index (n = 17), underly"],"journal":["United European gastroenterology journal"],"pagination":["1027-1038"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8598959"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["High prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase organisms and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on donor recruitment for fecal microbiota transplantation in Hong Kong."],"pmcid":["PMC8598959"],"pubmed_authors":["Chan KSP","Lau HSL","Mak WYJ","Cheung CYK","Ching YLJ","Chin ML","Lui NSR","Ng WYR","Li YLA","Chan KLF","Ng SC","Yau YK"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"High prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase organisms and the COVID-19 pandemic impact on donor recruitment for fecal microbiota transplantation in Hong Kong.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>With increasing number of clinical trials relating to fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), it is crucial to identify and recruit long-term, healthy, and regular fecal donors.<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to report the outcomes of screening and recruitment of fecal donors for FMT.<h4>Methods</h4>Potential donors were recruited via advertisement through internal mass emails at a university. They were required to undergo a pre-screening telephone interview, a detailed questionnaire, followed by blood and stool investigations.<h4>Results</h4>From January 2017 to December 2020, 119 potential donors were assessed with 75 failed pre-screening. Reasons for failure included: inability to come back for regular and long-term donation (n = 19), high body mass index (n = 17), underly","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Nov","modification":"2025-04-04T12:15:13.773Z","creation":"2022-02-11T14:49:13.502Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8598959","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34623758"],"doi":["10.1002/ueg2.12160"]}}